Frederick Douglass: “She was nevertheless a slave--a slave for life--a slave in the hands…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1881

She was nevertheless a slave--a slave for life--a slave in the hands of strangers; and in their hands she saw her children, her grandchildren, and her great-grandchildren, divided like so many sheep, without being gratified with the small privilege of a single word as to their or her own destiny.

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Frederick Douglass

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Editor's note · Context

Douglass laments the ultimate fate of his grandmother, emphasizing her complete lack of control over her own life and the separation of her family under slavery.

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Frederick Douglass: “She was nevertheless a slave--a slave for life--a slave in the hands of strangers; and in their hands she saw her…”

Editor's note · Context