Frederick Douglass: “Sorrow and desolation have their songs, as well as joy and peace.”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1855

Sorrow and desolation have their songs, as well as joy and peace.

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Frederick Douglass

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Douglass observes that music and song serve as expressions for both profound suffering and happiness.

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