Frederick Douglass: “Bolts, bars and grated windows are not acceptable to freedom-loving…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1855

Bolts, bars and grated windows are not acceptable to freedom-loving people of any color.

Said by

Frederick Douglass

Source

From his autobiography, Douglass asserts that physical confinement is inherently unacceptable to anyone who values freedom, regardless of race.

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Frederick Douglass: “Bolts, bars and grated windows are not acceptable to freedom-loving people of any color.”