On the recordJanuary 1, 1845
You have seen how a man was made a slave; you shall see how a slave was made a man.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
Source
gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “You have seen how a man was made a slave; you shall see how a slave was made a man.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass introduces a pivotal section of his autobiography, promising to reveal his transformation from an enslaved person to a self-possessed individual.
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