Bill Lee: “But I also remember that every slave had a job. And I believe that…”

On the recordMay 23, 2016

But I also remember that every slave had a job. And I believe that every person on Mr. Lewis' father's plantation worked.

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Emphasizing that work alone does not equate to freedom or dignity.

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