Frederick Douglass: “To those songs I trace my first glimmering conception of the…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1845

To those songs I trace my first glimmering conception of the dehumanizing character of slavery.

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Frederick Douglass

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In his autobiography, Douglass attributes his initial understanding of slavery's dehumanizing nature to the profound impact of slave songs.

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Frederick Douglass: “To those songs I trace my first glimmering conception of the dehumanizing character of slavery.”