On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
My separation had been as complete as if I had been an inhabitant of another planet.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “My separation had been as complete as if I had been an inhabitant of another planet.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass describes the profound and total separation he experienced from his family after escaping slavery.
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