Children and those whose clothes deteriorated went naked until the next year. ... Douglass gives an example of a slave who unknowingly tells his master that he is being treated poorly, and as a result, is sold "down the river." ... When the women become pregnant, their children are sold by the wish of the master's wife, to avoid the constant reminder of the man's fornication. ...

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• Grade Level: High School