On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
It is a successful method of obliterating from the mind and heart of the slave, all just ideas of the sacredness of the family, as an institution.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “It is a successful method of obliterating from the mind and heart of the slave, all just ideas of the sacredness of the…”
Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, Douglass details how the slave system's practices aimed to destroy the enslaved person's understanding of the family's importance.
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