On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
On the other hand, the slave is a fixture; he has no choice, no goal, no destination; but is pegged down to a single spot, and must take root here, or nowhere.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “On the other hand, the slave is a fixture; he has no choice, no goal, no destination; but is pegged down to a single…”
Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, this passage powerfully describes the lack of agency and forced immobility inherent in the condition of slavery.
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