On the recordJanuary 1, 1845
They would sometimes sing the most pathetic sentiment in the most rapturous tone, and the most rapturous sentiment in the most pathetic tone.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “They would sometimes sing the most pathetic sentiment in the most rapturous tone, and the most rapturous sentiment in…”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass notes the profound emotional complexity of slave songs, where contrasting sentiments were often expressed through paradoxical tones.
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