On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
What had I done, what had my parents done, that such a life as this should be mine?
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “What had I done, what had my parents done, that such a life as this should be mine?”
Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, Douglass questions the injustice of his enslaved condition, reflecting on the profound suffering he endured.
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