Frederick Douglass: “They gave tongue to interesting thoughts of my own soul, which had…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1845

They gave tongue to interesting thoughts of my own soul, which had frequently flashed through my mind, and died away for want of utterance.

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Frederick Douglass

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Reflecting on the impact of reading abolitionist texts, Douglass describes how they articulated his own nascent ideas about freedom.

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Frederick Douglass: “They gave tongue to interesting thoughts of my own soul, which had frequently flashed through my mind, and died away for…”