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Frederick Douglass: They prefer to whip those who are most easily whipped.

On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
They prefer to whip those who are most easily whipped.
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Frederick Douglass

Editor's note · Context

Douglass explains the perverse logic of slave overseers, noting their preference for targeting the most vulnerable.

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