On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
This radical change in my opinions produced a corresponding change in my action.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “This radical change in my opinions produced a corresponding change in my action.”
Editor's note · Context
Reflecting on a pivotal moment in his intellectual development, Douglass describes how a shift in his beliefs led to a change in his activism.
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