On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
Knowing this fact, as the slaveholder does, and judging the slave by himself, he naturally concludes the slave will be idle whenever the cause for this fear is absent.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Knowing this fact, as the slaveholder does, and judging the slave by himself, he naturally concludes the slave will be…”
Editor's note · Context
In his autobiography, Douglass analyzes the slaveholder's reasoning for constant surveillance and deception, based on their understanding of slave motivation.
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