On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
Remembering those in bonds as bound with them, we wanted to join in the shout for freedom, and in the anthem of the redeemed.
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Frederick Douglass
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Editor's note · Context
Reflecting on the eve of the Emancipation Proclamation, Douglass expresses the collective desire to celebrate the freedom of enslaved people.
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