On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
All efforts, before, to separate myself from the hateful encumbrance, had only seemed to rivet me the more firmly to it.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “All efforts, before, to separate myself from the hateful encumbrance, had only seemed to rivet me the more firmly to it.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass reflects in his autobiography on the frustrating and counterproductive nature of his earlier attempts to break free from slavery.
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