On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
The conviction once thoroughly established in her mind, that education and slavery were incompatible with each other, I was most narrowly watched in all my movements.
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Frederick Douglass
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Douglass recounts how his mistress's realization that education threatened the institution of slavery led to increased vigilance over his activities.
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