On the record
It was not enough to subsist upon; and we were, therefore, reduced to the wretched necessity of living at the expense of our neighbors.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “It was not enough to subsist upon; and we were, therefore, reduced to the wretched necessity of living at the expense of…”
Editor's note · Context
He reflects on the desperation that forced enslaved people to seek food from others due to insufficient rations.
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