Frederick Douglass: “The practice, from week to week, of openly robbing me of all my…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1855

The practice, from week to week, of openly robbing me of all my earnings, kept the nature and character of slavery constantly before me.

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Frederick Douglass

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In his autobiography, Douglass describes how the forced surrender of his wages vividly illustrated the inherent injustice of slavery.

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Frederick Douglass: “The practice, from week to week, of openly robbing me of all my earnings, kept the nature and character of slavery…”