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The thought which gave us the most pain, was the probable separation which would now take place, in case we were sold off to the far south, as we were likely to be.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The thought which gave us the most pain, was the probable separation which would now take place, in case we were sold…”
Editor's note · Context
He expresses the deep pain of potential separation from loved ones due to the threat of being sold into slavery.
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