On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
The poor slave, on his hard pine plank, scantily covered with his thin blanket, slept more soundly than the feverish voluptuary who reclined upon his downy pillow.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The poor slave, on his hard pine plank, scantily covered with his thin blanket, slept more soundly than the feverish…”
Editor's note · Context
In his autobiography, Douglass contrasts the troubled sleep of the slave owner with the sound sleep of the enslaved person.
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