On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
The slave finds more of the milk of human kindness in the bosom of the savage Indian, than in the heart of his Christian master.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The slave finds more of the milk of human kindness in the bosom of the savage Indian, than in the heart of his Christian…”
Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, Douglass contrasts the perceived "savagery" of Native Americans with the actual cruelty of Christian slaveholders.
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