On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
That day, in the woods, I would have exchanged my manhood for the brutehood of an ox.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “That day, in the woods, I would have exchanged my manhood for the brutehood of an ox.”
Editor's note · Context
In his autobiography, Douglass expresses the depth of his despair under slavery, wishing to trade his humanity for the unthinking existence of an animal.
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