On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
Then, too, we knew that merely reaching a free state did not free us, that wherever caught we could be returned to slavery.
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Frederick Douglass
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Editor's note · Context
Douglass highlights the harsh reality that even reaching a free state did not guarantee freedom, due to the Fugitive Slave Act and the constant threat of recapture.
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