On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
I embraced the golden opportunity, took the morning tide at the flood, and a free man, young, active, and strong, is the result.
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Frederick Douglass
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Douglass triumphantly declares the successful outcome of his escape, portraying himself as a man who seized the opportune moment for freedom.
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