On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
The sunlight that brought life and healing to you, has brought stripes and death to me.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The sunlight that brought life and healing to you, has brought stripes and death to me.”
Editor's note · Context
In his address on the Fourth of July, Douglass uses a vivid metaphor to illustrate the contrasting realities of freedom for some and oppression for others.
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