Frederick Douglass: “I was without home, without friends, without work, without money, and…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1855

I was without home, without friends, without work, without money, and without any definite knowledge of which way to go, or where to look for succor.

Said by

Frederick Douglass

Source

Douglass enumerates the complete lack of resources and support he faced immediately after escaping slavery and arriving in New York.

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Frederick Douglass: “I was without home, without friends, without work, without money, and without any definite knowledge of which way to go…”