Frederick Douglass: “It was not good to let old master cut the flesh off Esther, and make…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1855

It was not good to let old master cut the flesh off Esther, and make her cry so.

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Frederick Douglass

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As a child, Douglass articulates a fundamental moral judgment against the brutality of slavery, directly contradicting the idea of a benevolent God.

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Frederick Douglass: “It was not good to let old master cut the flesh off Esther, and make her cry so.”