In childhood, he scarcely considered me inferior to himself certainly, as good as any other boy with whom he played; but the time had come when his friend must become his slave.
Reflecting on his childhood friendship with Thomas Auld, Jr., Douglass describes how the institution of slavery eventually corrupted their bond.
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