Frederick Douglass: “Filled with the determination to learn to read at any cost, I hit upon…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1881

Filled with the determination to learn to read at any cost, I hit upon many expedients to accomplish that much desired end.

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Frederick Douglass

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Douglass describes his unwavering resolve to acquire literacy despite the severe restrictions placed upon him by his enslavers.

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