On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
There is no kind of work that a man can do which requires a better supply of food to prevent physical exhaustion, than the field-work of a slave.
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Frederick Douglass
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Douglass highlights the extreme physical demands of slave labor and the critical need for adequate sustenance.
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