On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
During ten or fifteen years I had, as it were, been dragging a heavy chain, which no strength of mine could break; I was not only a slave, but a slave for life.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “During ten or fifteen years I had, as it were, been dragging a heavy chain, which no strength of mine could break; I was…”
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From his autobiography, Douglass reflects on the enduring psychological and physical weight of his enslavement before his escape.
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