Frederick Douglass: “Strange, and even ridiculous as it may seem, among a people so…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1855

Strange, and even ridiculous as it may seem, among a people so uncultivated, and with so many stern trials to look in the face, there is not to be found, among any people, a more rigid enforcement of the law of respect to elders, than they maintain.

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Frederick Douglass

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Editor's note · Context

From his autobiography, Douglass observes the profound respect for elders maintained by enslaved people despite their harsh conditions.

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Frederick Douglass: “Strange, and even ridiculous as it may seem, among a people so uncultivated, and with so many stern trials to look in…”

Editor's note · Context