On the recordJanuary 1, 1845
I was ready for any thing rather than separation.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “I was ready for any thing rather than separation.”
Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, this reveals his deep-seated fear of being separated from his companions, a common terror for enslaved individuals.
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