On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
I have had various employments during my short life; but I look back to none with more satisfaction, than to that afforded by my Sunday school.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “I have had various employments during my short life; but I look back to none with more satisfaction, than to that…”
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Douglass reflects on his life's work, expressing profound satisfaction with his efforts to educate enslaved people.
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