On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
The border lines between slavery and freedom were the dangerous ones, for the fugitives.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The border lines between slavery and freedom were the dangerous ones, for the fugitives.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass explains the perilous nature of the geographical boundaries between slave and free states for those attempting to escape bondage.
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