Frederick Douglass: “There was a double motive for seeking my re-enslavement--avarice and…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1881

There was a double motive for seeking my re-enslavement--avarice and vengeance; and while, as I have said, there was little probability of successful recapture, if attempted openly, I was constantly in danger of being spirited away at a moment when my friends could render me no assistance.

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Frederick Douglass

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Editor's note · Context

Douglass explains the persistent threat of recapture he faced due to his activism, driven by both financial gain and retribution from slaveholders.

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Frederick Douglass: “There was a double motive for seeking my re-enslavement--avarice and vengeance; and while, as I have said, there was…”

Editor's note · Context