On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
At times, I would rise up, a flash of energetic freedom would dart through my soul, accompanied with a faint beam of hope, flickered for a moment, and then vanished.
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Frederick Douglass
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Douglass recounts the internal struggle and fleeting moments of hope for freedom that he experienced during his enslavement.
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