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Frederick Douglass: “He seemed to apprehend opposition on my part as he opened the subject and touched my vanity by saying, that he had…”

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He seemed to apprehend opposition on my part as he opened the subject and touched my vanity by saying, that he had observed my course at home and abroad, and wanted my co-operation.
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Frederick Douglass

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Douglass reflects on Brown's awareness of potential opposition and his desire for collaboration in the fight for freedom.

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