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Fanny Kemble

Fanny Kemble

English Actress

Born: 1809

Died: 1893

Again Been Great Man People Power

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I have been out again on the river, rowing. I find nothing new. Fanny Kemble

Nothing Out Find River New Been Again Nothing New Rowing

But I do not admit the comparison between your slaves and even the lowest class of European free labourers, for the former are allowed the exercise of no faculties but those which they enjoy in common with the brutes that perish. Fanny Kemble

Class Free Enjoy Those Admit Faculties Allowed Between Perish Exercise Common Which Former Your Lowest European Even Comparison Slaves

I have been taking my daily walk round the island, and visited the sugar mill and the threshing mill again. Fanny Kemble

Daily Walk Sugar Visited Taking Island Been Again Round Mill

I have sometimes been haunted with the idea that it was an imperative duty, knowing what I know, and having seen what I have seen, to do all that lies in my power to show the dangers and the evils of this frightful institution. Fanny Kemble

Sometimes Seen Power Duty Dangers Evils Lies Haunted Having Imperative Idea Institution Know Knowing Been Frightful Show

In the north we could not hope to keep the worst and poorest servant for a single day in the wretched discomfort in which our negro servants are forced habitually to live. Fanny Kemble

Hope Day Single Live Our Worst Wretched Could Forced Single Day Discomfort North Which Poorest Keep Servant Servants

The most intense curiosity and excitement prevailed, and though the weather was uncertain, enormous masses of densely packed people lined the road, shouting and waving hats and handkerchiefs as we flew by them. Fanny Kemble

People Weather Enormous Waving Though Hats Prevailed Uncertain Road Excitement Most Masses Lined Curiosity Intense Packed Them Flew Shouting

The vast concourse of people who had assembled to witness the triumphant arrival of the successful travellers was of the lowest orders of mechanics and artisans, among whom great distress and a dangerous spirit of discontent with the government at that time prevailed. Fanny Kemble

Yet thousands of slaves throughout the southern states are thus handed over by the masters who own them to masters who do not; and it does not require much demonstration to prove that their estate is not always the more gracious. Fanny Kemble

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