On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
Its whole public is made up of, and divided into, three classes—SLAVEHOLDERS, SLAVES and OVERSEERS.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Its whole public is made up of, and divided into, three classes—SLAVEHOLDERS, SLAVES and OVERSEERS.”
Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, Douglass describes the stark social hierarchy of Colonel Lloyd's plantation.
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