On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
For my part, I had become altogether too big for my chains.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “For my part, I had become altogether too big for my chains.”
Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, Douglass reflects on his growing awareness of his own humanity and the injustice of his enslavement.
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