Frederick Douglass: “I do not recollect of ever seeing my mother by the light of day.”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1845

I do not recollect of ever seeing my mother by the light of day.

Said by

Frederick Douglass

Source

In his autobiography, Douglass reflects on the profound separation from his mother due to the conditions of slavery.

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