On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
But for this, I might at any time become a victim of this most cruel and scandalous enactment, and be doomed to end my life, as I began it, a slave.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “But for this, I might at any time become a victim of this most cruel and scandalous enactment, and be doomed to end my…”
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Douglass reflects on the ever-present danger of being re-enslaved under the Fugitive Slave Act, emphasizing the importance of his purchased freedom.
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