On the recordJanuary 1, 1845
She at first lacked the depravity indispensable to shutting me up in mental darkness.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “She at first lacked the depravity indispensable to shutting me up in mental darkness.”
Editor's note · Context
In his autobiography, Douglass reflects on his mistress's initial character before slavery corrupted her.
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