On the record
The labor of the slave is compulsory and uncompensated; while the kind of labor, the amount of toil, the time allowed for rest, are dictated solely by the master.
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Angelina Emily Grimké
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gutenberg.orgAngelina Emily Grimké: “The labor of the slave is compulsory and uncompensated; while the kind of labor, the amount of toil, the time allowed…”
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Grimké emphasizes that the labor of slaves is forced and unpaid, dictated entirely by their masters.
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