On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
Slavery has no use for either fathers or families, and its laws do not recognize their existence in the social arrangements of the plantation.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Slavery has no use for either fathers or families, and its laws do not recognize their existence in the social…”
Editor's note · Context
In his autobiography, Douglass describes how the legal and social structures of slavery actively undermine the recognition and function of fathers and families.
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