On the record
We raise de wheat, Dey gib us de corn; We bake de bread, Dey gib us de cruss; We sif de meal, Dey gib us de huss; We peal de meat, Dey gib us de skin, And dat’s de way Dey takes us in.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
Source
gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “We raise de wheat, Dey gib us de corn; We bake de bread, Dey gib us de cruss; We sif de meal, Dey gib us de huss; We…”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass uses this verse to illustrate the exploitation and mockery faced by enslaved people.
Share
More from Frederick Douglass
Jan 1, 1881
The good to be sought and the evil to be shunned were flung in the balance and weighed against each other.
Jan 1, 1881
The laws which determine the destinies of individuals and nations are impartial and eternal.
Jan 1, 1881
It only abolished slavery where it did not exist, and left it intact where it did exist.