On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
He rushes from the praying slaveholder into the paws of the bear.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “He rushes from the praying slaveholder into the paws of the bear.”
Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, Douglass employs a powerful metaphor to show the extreme dangers enslaved people face to escape their "pious" owners.
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