Frederick Douglass: “I am,” I thought, “not only the slave of Master Thomas, but I am the…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1881

I am,” I thought, “not only the slave of Master Thomas, but I am the slave of society at large.

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Frederick Douglass

Source

Reflecting on his condition as a slave, Douglass articulates his understanding of his enslavement extending beyond his master to society itself.

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