On the recordJanuary 1, 1845
We felt, and very properly too, that we had almost as well be slaves to man as to rum.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “We felt, and very properly too, that we had almost as well be slaves to man as to rum.”
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From his autobiography, Douglass reflects on the destructive nature of the forced holiday revelry and its comparison to slavery itself.
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