On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
This immense wealth; this gilded splendor; this profusion of luxury; this exemption from toil; this life of ease; this sea of plenty; aye, what of it all?
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “This immense wealth; this gilded splendor; this profusion of luxury; this exemption from toil; this life of ease; this…”
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In his autobiography, Douglass questions the true value of the immense wealth and luxury displayed on the slave plantation.
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