On the recordJanuary 1, 1845
This bread I used to bestow upon the hungry little urchins, who, in return, would give me that more valuable bread of knowledge.
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Frederick Douglass
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Editor's note · Context
In his autobiography, Douglass describes how he bartered food with poor white children in exchange for reading lessons, highlighting his hunger for knowledge.
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