On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
This bread, with its ashes and bran, would disgust and choke a northern man, but it is quite liked by the slaves.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “This bread, with its ashes and bran, would disgust and choke a northern man, but it is quite liked by the slaves.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass describes the poor quality of the food given to enslaved people, noting how they have become accustomed to a diet that would be repulsive to others.
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