On the recordJanuary 1, 1845
There were horses and men, cattle and women, pigs and children, all holding the same rank in the scale of being, and were all subjected to the same narrow examination.
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Frederick Douglass
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From his autobiography, this describes the brutal objectification of enslaved people during the valuation of his master's property.
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