Frederick Douglass: “There is in Prichard’s Natural History of Man, the head of a figure—on…”

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There is in Prichard’s Natural History of Man, the head of a figure—on page 157—the features of which so resemble those of my mother, that I often recur to it with something of the feeling which I suppose others experience when looking upon the pictures of dear departed ones.

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Frederick Douglass

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Douglass draws a poignant connection between his mother and a figure in a book, reflecting on loss.

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Frederick Douglass: “There is in Prichard’s Natural History of Man, the head of a figure—on page 157—the features of which so resemble those…”

Editor's note · Context