The African slave, toiling under the burning sun in the cotton, rice and sugar plantations of the South, was virtually in possession of more freedom of soul than are many of the white race, even in our own midst.
Woodhull provocatively suggests that the African slave may possess a deeper spiritual freedom than some white individuals, challenging societal norms.
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