Every man appeared to understand his work, and went at it with a sober, yet cheerful earnestness, which betokened the deep interest which he felt in what he was doing, as well as a sense of his own dignity as a man.
Observing free laborers in New Bedford, Douglass reflects on the dignity and engagement of men who understand and value their work.
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It had no interest in recognizing or preserving any of the ties that bind families together or to their homes.
Father he might be, and not be husband, and could sell his own child without incurring reproach, if in its veins coursed one drop of African blood.