Quote#Freedom
The secrets of slavery are concealed like those of the Inquisition.…
Quote byHarriet Jacobs · 1815–1897
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself (1861), p. 55.
English (original)
The secrets of slavery are concealed like those of the Inquisition. My master was, to my knowledge, the father of eleven slaves. But did the mothers dare to tell who was the father of their children? Did the other slaves dare to allude to it, except in whispers among themselves? No, indeed! They knew too well the terrible consequences.
— Harriet Jacobs
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