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Frederick Douglass: It is difficult for a freeman to enter into the feelings of such fugitives.

On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
It is difficult for a freeman to enter into the feelings of such fugitives.
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Frederick Douglass

Editor's note · Context

Douglass highlights the challenge for those who have never experienced slavery to truly comprehend the emotional state of a fugitive.

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