On the record
The planters of Jamaica were formerly as much afraid of their slaves, as your planters now are of theirs.
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Lewis Tappan
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gutenberg.orgLewis Tappan: “The planters of Jamaica were formerly as much afraid of their slaves, as your planters now are of theirs.”
Editor's note · Context
Tappan draws a parallel between the fears of planters in Jamaica and those in the South regarding their slaves.
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