On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
Were slaveholders to listen to complaints of this sort against the overseers, the luxury of owning large numbers of slaves, would be impossible.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Were slaveholders to listen to complaints of this sort against the overseers, the luxury of owning large numbers of…”
Editor's note · Context
In his autobiography, Douglass explains the practical reasons why slaveholders discourage slaves from appealing against overseers' cruelty.
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