On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
It was a resurrection from the dark and pestiferous tomb of slavery, to the heaven of comparative freedom.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “It was a resurrection from the dark and pestiferous tomb of slavery, to the heaven of comparative freedom.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass vividly describes his personal transformation after resisting his enslaver, likening it to a spiritual rebirth from bondage to a state of inner freedom.
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