Frederick Douglass: “He that was covered with chains, and that is now being covered with…”

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He that was covered with chains, and that is now being covered with glory, and whom we will send back a gentleman.

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Frederick Douglass

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Douglass reflects on his transformation from a slave to a respected individual.

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Frederick Douglass: “He that was covered with chains, and that is now being covered with glory, and whom we will send back a gentleman.”