On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
There was no improvement in condition probable--no correspondence possible--no reunion attainable.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “There was no improvement in condition probable--no correspondence possible--no reunion attainable.”
Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, Douglass starkly outlines the utter lack of hope for improvement, communication, or family reunion for enslaved people.
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