Frederick Douglass: “I speak but the simple truth, when I say, I have often been so pinched…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1855

I speak but the simple truth, when I say, I have often been so pinched with hunger, that I have fought with the dog—“Old Nep”—for the smallest crumbs that fell from the kitchen table, and have been glad when I won a single crumb in the combat.

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Frederick Douglass

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Editor's note · Context

In his autobiography, Douglass recounts the extreme deprivation he faced, illustrating the dehumanizing conditions of slavery.

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Frederick Douglass: “I speak but the simple truth, when I say, I have often been so pinched with hunger, that I have fought with the dog—“Old…”

Editor's note · Context