On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
It was never too hot, or too cold; it could never rain, blow, snow, or hail too hard for us to work in the field.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “It was never too hot, or too cold; it could never rain, blow, snow, or hail too hard for us to work in the field.”
Editor's note · Context
In his autobiography, Douglass describes the brutal and unceasing labor demanded of enslaved people, regardless of weather conditions.
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