Frederick Douglass: “For my part, I should prefer death to hopeless bondage.”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1845

For my part, I should prefer death to hopeless bondage.

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Frederick Douglass

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From his autobiography, Douglass declares his personal resolve to escape slavery, even at the cost of his life.

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