On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
I claim to be the instigator of the high crime (as the slaveholders regard it) and I kept life in it, until life could be kept in it no longer.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “I claim to be the instigator of the high crime (as the slaveholders regard it) and I kept life in it, until life could…”
Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, Douglass asserts his leadership in organizing an escape attempt, acknowledging how slaveholders would view his actions.
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