On the recordJanuary 1, 1845
I have ever regarded it as the first plain manifestation of that kind providence which has ever since attended me, and marked my life with so many favors.
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Frederick Douglass
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Douglass expresses his belief that his move to Baltimore was the initial clear sign of divine providence guiding his life.
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