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As he saw a handful of money paid to his master every week, or every month, for his own earnings, think you he never asked himself, why that money could not be his?
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gutenberg.orgHorace Mann: “As he saw a handful of money paid to his master every week, or every month, for his own earnings, think you he never…”
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Mann reflects on the internal struggle of enslaved individuals regarding their labor and earnings.
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