Frederick Douglass: “Only think of it: one hundred miles north, and I am free!”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1881

Only think of it: one hundred miles north, and I am free!

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Frederick Douglass

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In his autobiography, Douglass reflects on the tantalizing closeness of freedom, just a short distance away to the north.

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