Frederick Douglass: “The hearing of those wild notes always depressed my spirits, and…”

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The hearing of those wild notes always depressed my spirits, and filled my heart with ineffable sadness.

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Frederick Douglass

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Douglass shares how the haunting melodies of the slave songs would often leave him feeling deeply sad and reflective.

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Frederick Douglass: “The hearing of those wild notes always depressed my spirits, and filled my heart with ineffable sadness.”