On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
Now he has himself, his labor, and his right to dispose of one and the other as shall best suit his own happiness.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Now he has himself, his labor, and his right to dispose of one and the other as shall best suit his own happiness.”
Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, reflecting on the post-slavery condition of the formerly enslaved, on their newfound individual liberty.
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