On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
It was something to me that I could share these odors with the winds, even if the meats themselves were under a more stringent monopoly.
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Frederick Douglass
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Editor's note · Context
In his autobiography, Douglass reflects on the small, sensory comforts he experienced as an enslaved child amidst the abundance of the master's table.
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