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Frederick Douglass: I had now a new conception of my degraded condition.

On the recordJanuary 1, 1845
I had now a new conception of my degraded condition.
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Frederick Douglass

Editor's note · Context

Douglass reflects on gaining a deeper understanding of his debased status as an enslaved person.

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