The Rag-Picker; Or, Bound And Free
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Nappo s lameness was the result of a broken limb. A former master, in Louisania, had had him seized up for some trifling offense, and had set another stout negro to flaying him for his misdemeanor. Nappo broke away, and after ward crushed the jaw of the slave who had whipped him. During the melee he had been thrown down a flight of stairs, where he broke his leg. This owner immediately afterward got rid of him. He Avas very soon sold again, however, and again and again. No one could manage him.... And lastly, Taskem purchased him at " public vendue, " and Brittan be came his fortunate owner, at seventeen hundred round dollars.
This this in our boasted " land of freedom !" The Lewis J22 THE KAG-PICKER.
affair, hinted at by Taskem, is a matter of history. And there exists in America, men that is to say, beings human beings, whom God has blessed with common intelligence who justify their fellow-men in thus oppressing and crushing out the hopes, the very lives, of their darker-skinned brothers.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Nappo s lameness was the result of a broken limb. A former master, in Louisania, had had him seized up for some trifling offense, and had set another stout negro to flaying him for his misdemeanor. Nappo broke away, and after ward crushed the jaw of the slave who had whipped him. During the melee he had been thrown down a flight of stairs, where he broke his leg. This owner immediately afterward got rid of him. He Avas very soon sold again, however, and again and again. No one could manage him.... And lastly, Taskem purchased him at " public vendue, " and Brittan be came his fortunate owner, at seventeen hundred round dollars.
This this in our boasted " land of freedom !" The Lewis J22 THE KAG-PICKER.
affair, hinted at by Taskem, is a matter of history. And there exists in America, men that is to say, beings human beings, whom God has blessed with common intelligence who justify their fellow-men in thus oppressing and crushing out the hopes, the very lives, of their darker-skinned brothers.
What to read after The Rag-Picker; Or, Bound And Free?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Burnham, Geo. P. (George Pickering), 1814-1902 to read onlineMoreLess
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