Frederick Douglass: “His iron sentences, cold and harsh, sunk like heavy weights deep into…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1881

His iron sentences, cold and harsh, sunk like heavy weights deep into my heart, and stirred up within me a rebellion not soon to be allayed.

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Frederick Douglass

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From his autobiography, Douglass describes the profound impact of his master's words, which inadvertently ignited his desire for freedom.

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