On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
When a slave cannot be flogged he is more than half free.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
Source
gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “When a slave cannot be flogged he is more than half free.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass offers a powerful observation on the practical impact of resistance, asserting that the inability of an enslaver to inflict physical punishment significantly diminishes their power.
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