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The Nature of Slavery
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How does Douglass define the legal relation of master to slave in this Rochester lecture?
A
A contractual labor arrangement, revocable by either party
B
A claimed right of property in a fellow human being, giving the master power to work, flog, hire out, sell, and in some cases kill the slave with impunity
C
A guardianship relationship recognized by both parties as temporary
D
A relationship defined primarily by religious custom rather than law
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