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Frederick Douglass: “They not only gave myself and wife bread and shelter, but taught us how to begin to secure those benefits for ourselves.”

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They not only gave myself and wife bread and shelter, but taught us how to begin to secure those benefits for ourselves.
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Frederick Douglass
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Editor's note · Context

Douglass emphasizes the importance of self-sufficiency and the support he received from others in his journey to freedom.

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