Frederick Douglass: “But even since the abolition of slavery, I have sometimes thought it…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1881

But even since the abolition of slavery, I have sometimes thought it well enough to baffle curiosity by saying that while slavery existed there were good reasons for not telling the manner of my escape, and since slavery had ceased to exist there was no reason for telling it.

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Frederick Douglass

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Editor's note · Context

Douglass humorously reflects on his continued reluctance to fully disclose his escape details, even after slavery's abolition.

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Frederick Douglass: “But even since the abolition of slavery, I have sometimes thought it well enough to baffle curiosity by saying that…”

Editor's note · Context