On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
Once awakened by the silver trump of knowledge, my spirit was roused to eternal wakefulness.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Once awakened by the silver trump of knowledge, my spirit was roused to eternal wakefulness.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass uses a vivid metaphor to describe how the acquisition of knowledge permanently awakened his spirit to the injustices of slavery.
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