On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
As I writhed under the sting and torment of this knowledge, I almost envied my fellow slaves their stupid contentment.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “As I writhed under the sting and torment of this knowledge, I almost envied my fellow slaves their stupid contentment.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass expresses the profound agony that his knowledge of slavery inflicted upon him, leading him to momentarily envy the ignorance of others.
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