On the record
The Negro can have nothing, can keep nothing, can sell nothing, without the consent of the landlord.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
Source
gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The Negro can have nothing, can keep nothing, can sell nothing, without the consent of the landlord.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass emphasizes the lack of autonomy for Negroes in economic transactions due to landlord control.
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