On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
It only proves to my mind, that though slavery is armed with a thousand stings, it is not able entirely to kill the elastic spirit of the bondman.
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Frederick Douglass
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Editor's note · Context
Douglass refutes the idea that enslaved people's occasional merriment indicates contentment, arguing instead that it shows the resilience of the human spirit.
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