In the case of the slaves on our place this was not true, and it was not true of any large portion of the slave population in the South where the Negro was treated with anything like decency.
He asserts that not all slaves harbored bitterness towards white people, especially when treated decently.
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Before the end of the year, I think I began learning that those who are happiest are those who do the most for others.
I have long since ceased to cherish any spirit of bitterness against the Southern white people on account of the enslavement of my race.
The hurtful influences of the institution were not by any means confined to the Negro.