On the recordJanuary 1, 1845
I know of such cases; and it is worthy of remark that such slaves invariably suffer greater hardships, and have more to contend with, than others.
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Frederick Douglass
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Douglass observes that enslaved people of mixed race often faced even greater hardships and cruelty than other slaves.
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