Frederick Douglass: “It was never too hot or too cold; it could never rain, blow, hail, or…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1845

It was never too hot or too cold; it could never rain, blow, hail, or snow, too hard for us to work in the field.

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Frederick Douglass

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Editor's note · Context

In his autobiography, Douglass recounts the brutal and unceasing demands of labor imposed upon enslaved people by their overseers, regardless of weather conditions.

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Frederick Douglass: “It was never too hot or too cold; it could never rain, blow, hail, or snow, too hard for us to work in the field.”

Editor's note · Context