On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
Besides it made it necessary for me to lean upon myself, and not upon the heads of our Anti-Slavery church.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Besides it made it necessary for me to lean upon myself, and not upon the heads of our Anti-Slavery church.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass describes how his newspaper venture fostered self-reliance, compelling him to depend on his own judgment rather than solely on the established leaders of the abolitionist movement.
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