Chapter II
I have often sung to drown my sorrow, but seldom to express my happiness... The songs of the slave represent the sorrows of his heart.Read in Books4Free →
The Songs of Slaves
From Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass
Douglass corrects the Northern misconception that slave songs express happiness, arguing they are the deepest expression of sorrow and a testimony against slavery.
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