Most crimes and misdemeanors by slaves were dealt with by t… - Edward P. Jones

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Most crimes and misdemeanors by slaves were dealt with by their masters; they could even hang a slave if he killed another slave, but that would have been like throwing money down a well after the slave had already thrown the first load of money down, as William Robbins once told Skiffington.

Edward P. Jones

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