I intend to make use of you as a weapon with which to assail the system of slavery—as a means of concentrating public attention on the system, and deepening the horror of trafficking in the souls and bodies of men.
From a letter to his former master, Douglass declares his intention to use his personal story to expose and fight the institution of slavery.
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