Question

Which detail from the autobiography best supports Douglass's main idea that, in the eyes of slaveholders, a slave is no better than an animal?

A.
A common saying among white children was that it was worth a half-cent to kill a slave.

B.
Colonel Lloyd's horses received better care, food, and treatment than his slaves.

C.
Slaves were sometimes allowed to get drunk so that work was more painful the next day.

D.
Slaves were beaten with whips made of cowhide.

@vera_ewing

Answer 1

A.
A common saying among white children was that it was worth a half-cent to kill a slave.

Answer 2

Thank you

Answer 3

np