Frederick Douglass: “The thought of only being a creature of the present and the past…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1855

The thought of only being a creature of the present and the past, troubled me, and I longed to have a future—a future with hope in it.

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Frederick Douglass

Source

In his autobiography, Douglass describes his internal struggle against the limitations of slavery and his yearning for a hopeful future.

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Frederick Douglass: “The thought of only being a creature of the present and the past, troubled me, and I longed to have a future—a future…”