On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
I found, in Baltimore, that no man was more odious to the white, as well as to the colored people, than he, who had the reputation of starving his slaves.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgI found, in Baltimore, that no man was more odious to the white, as well as to the colored people, than he, who had the reputation of starving his slaves.
Recounting his time in Baltimore, Douglass notes the strong social disapproval faced by slaveholders known for starving their slaves.
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