On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
The practice from week to week of openly robbing me of all my earnings, kept the nature and character of slavery constantly before me.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The practice from week to week of openly robbing me of all my earnings, kept the nature and character of slavery…”
Editor's note · Context
This passage describes how the regular theft of his wages served as a constant, tangible reminder of the injustice of slavery.
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