On the recordJanuary 1, 1845
It was the first work, the reward of which was to be entirely my own.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “It was the first work, the reward of which was to be entirely my own.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass describes his first employment as a free man, highlighting the revolutionary experience of earning wages that were entirely his own.
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