Frederick Douglass: “Though civilization was in many respects shut out, nature could not…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1881

Though civilization was in many respects shut out, nature could not be.

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Frederick Douglass

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Reflecting on the harsh realities of plantation life, Douglass observes that while human civilization was denied, the natural world remained present.

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