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Frederick Douglass: More slaves are whipped for oversleeping than for any other fault.

On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
More slaves are whipped for oversleeping than for any other fault.
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Frederick Douglass

Editor's note · Context

From his autobiography, this highlights a common reason for brutal punishment among enslaved people.

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