On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
Everybody in the South seemed to want the privilege of whipping somebody else.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Everybody in the South seemed to want the privilege of whipping somebody else.”
Editor's note · Context
Reflecting on his early life, Douglass observes the widespread desire for dominance and control among white Southerners.
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