On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
He was furious at the thought of such a piece of high-handed theft, as we were about to perpetrate the stealing of our own bodies and souls!
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “He was furious at the thought of such a piece of high-handed theft, as we were about to perpetrate the stealing of our…”
Editor's note · Context
Reflecting on a slaveholder's anger at an escape attempt, Douglass highlights the absurdity of considering enslaved people's self-liberation as "theft."
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