On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
The thought of only being a creature of the present and the past, troubled me, and I longed to have a future—a future with hope in it.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The thought of only being a creature of the present and the past, troubled me, and I longed to have a future—a future…”
Editor's note · Context
In his autobiography, Douglass describes his internal struggle against the limitations of slavery and his yearning for a hopeful future.
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