On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
Our confidence in each other was unshaken; and we were quite resolved to succeed or fail together—as much after the calamity which had befallen us, as before.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Our confidence in each other was unshaken; and we were quite resolved to succeed or fail together—as much after the…”
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From his autobiography, Douglass describes the unwavering mutual trust and determination among the enslaved men after their failed escape attempt.
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