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The singularly original plan adopted by William and Ellen Crafts, perished with the first using, because every slaveholder in the land was apprised of it.
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Frederick Douglass
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Douglass discusses how the exposure of innovative escape plans can lead to their failure, emphasizing the need for secrecy in liberation efforts.
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