On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
If he is fed, he is fed because he is property.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “If he is fed, he is fed because he is property.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass illustrates how even basic provisions for enslaved people were driven by their status as property, not humanity.
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