Frederick Douglass: “Bolts, bars, and grated windows are not acceptable to freedom-loving…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1881

Bolts, bars, and grated windows are not acceptable to freedom-loving people of any color.

Said by

Frederick Douglass

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From his autobiography, Douglass reflects on the universal human desire for freedom in the context of his own imprisonment.

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