On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
Garrison, and his paper took a place in my heart second only to the Bible.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Garrison, and his paper took a place in my heart second only to the Bible.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass describes the immense influence of William Lloyd Garrison and his abolitionist newspaper, The Liberator, on his intellectual and moral development after his escape from slavery.
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