On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
We were both victims to the same overshadowing evil—she, as mistress, I, as slave.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “We were both victims to the same overshadowing evil—she, as mistress, I, as slave.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass reflects in his autobiography on how the institution of slavery corrupted both the slave and the master, making them both victims of its inherent evil.
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