On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
The fact is, and all investigation shows it, that I was married to a corpse.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The fact is, and all investigation shows it, that I was married to a corpse.”
Editor's note · Context
Reflecting on his presidency of the Freedmen's Bank, Douglass describes its dire financial state upon his arrival.
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