Frederick Douglass: “I had no proper idea of the wealth, refinement, enterprise, and high…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1881

I had no proper idea of the wealth, refinement, enterprise, and high civilization of this section of the country.

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Frederick Douglass

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Douglass reflects on his initial ignorance and false impressions about the prosperity and culture of the free Northern states.

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Frederick Douglass: “I had no proper idea of the wealth, refinement, enterprise, and high civilization of this section of the country.”