On the record
Some of these have had wives and children dependent on them for bread; but of this no account was made.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
Source
gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Some of these have had wives and children dependent on them for bread; but of this no account was made.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass emphasizes the devastating impact of slavery on families, as many are torn apart without consideration of their loved ones.
Share
More from Frederick Douglass
Jan 1, 1881
Knowledge unfits a child to be a slave.” I instinctively assented to the proposition, and from that moment I understood the direct pathway from slavery to freedom.
Jan 1, 1881
Lincoln was not only a great President, but a GREAT MAN--too great to be small in anything.
Jan 1, 1881
For the moment the northern lamb was transformed into a lion, and his roar was terrible.