The rage and pain of his letter - you can feel it now just by reading his words. The utter suffering that slavery and slaveholders inflicted on those they so wrongly trapped and tormented and abused - the depth of pain is so clear in his reply, as is the utterly chilling lack of human empathy in the initial letter.
My second reaction: Mr Loguen's eloquence stands far, far above her half-literate whining. I notice there is at least one autobiography and one biography for him, and I have readily purchased them, both to read and honor a man of integrity and steel. Also, I should study his writings to learn how to write a letter of righteous indignation instead of the screeds that are my usual first drafts.
The rage and pain of his letter - you can feel it now just by reading his words. The utter suffering that slavery and slaveholders inflicted on those they so wrongly trapped and tormented and abused - the depth of pain is so clear in his reply, as is the utterly chilling lack of human empathy in the initial letter.
What incredible dignity in replying to a woman who so casually refers to selling his brother and sister to who knows who.
Extraordinary.
Hypocrisy and cruelty on one hand and righteous fury in response. A reminder of the bottomless suffering man can inflict.
Unutterable scorn and contempt indeed.
I doubt she burned with shame on reading it, but she ought to have done!
My first reaction: that @#&$#% conniving b---h.
My second reaction: Mr Loguen's eloquence stands far, far above her half-literate whining. I notice there is at least one autobiography and one biography for him, and I have readily purchased them, both to read and honor a man of integrity and steel. Also, I should study his writings to learn how to write a letter of righteous indignation instead of the screeds that are my usual first drafts.
"As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a slave master." -- Abraham Lincoln
An excellent response, and restrained indeed
Brilliant.