On the recordJanuary 1, 1845
Men and women, old and young, married and single, were ranked with horses, sheep, and swine.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Men and women, old and young, married and single, were ranked with horses, sheep, and swine.”
Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, this describes the dehumanizing process of slave valuation after his master's death.
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