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Not only did it mean the slave was considered trustworthy and loyal, but it gave him a respite, however briefly, from the lashing whip of the overseer. Running an errand such as this may not seem special to the free man, but for these slaves it was a coveted responsibility.
Douglass makes an interesting comparison between selection for this errand and election to government office. "A representative could not be prouder of his election to a seat in the American Congress, than a slave on one of the out-farms would be of his election to do errands at the Great House Farm." What an honor and a privilege, to be sure you will not be whipped or beaten for an entire afternoon!
What does this comparison say about our Congress? Rich, white men who covet a position in the government cannot begin to know the horrors they themselves have inflicted on an entire race of humans...
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