Slaves were expected to sing as well as to work. A silent slave was not liked, either by masters or overseers.


Autobiographies (ed. Library of America, 1994) - ISBN: 9780940450790

Frederick Douglass Quotes

Slaves were expected to sing as well as to work. A silent slave was not liked, either by masters or overseers.

Slaves were expected to sing as well as to work. A silent slave was not liked, either by masters or overseers.

Slaves were expected to sing as well as to work. A silent slave was not liked, either by masters or overseers.

Slaves were expected to sing as well as to work. A silent slave was not liked, either by masters or overseers.