On the recordJanuary 1, 1845
He received all the benefits of slaveholding without its evils; while I endured all the evils of a slave, and suffered all the care and anxiety of a freeman.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “He received all the benefits of slaveholding without its evils; while I endured all the evils of a slave, and suffered…”
Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, Douglass describes the paradoxical burden of his "hiring out" arrangement, where he bore the responsibilities of a freeman while still suffering as a slave.
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