On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
The slave is a subject, subjected by others; the slaveholder is a subject, but he is the author of his own subjection.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The slave is a subject, subjected by others; the slaveholder is a subject, but he is the author of his own subjection.”
Editor's note · Context
In his autobiography, Douglass analyzes how both the enslaved and the enslaver are "subjects" but differ in the origin of their subjugation.
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