“ Slaves sing most when they are most unhappy. The songs of the slave represent the sorrows of his heart; and he is relieved by them, only as an aching heart is relieved by its tears. ”
Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (1845). copy citation
Author | Frederick Douglass |
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Source | Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave |
Topic | sorrow slavery unhappiness singing |
Date | 1845 |
Language | English |
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Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/23/23-h/23-h.htm |