In all the songs of the slaves, there was ever some expression in praise of the great house farm; something which would flatter the pride of the owner, and, possibly, draw a favorable glance from him.
Douglass observes how slave songs often contained praise for the master's plantation, a subtle act of survival and flattery.
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