Frederick Douglass: “To those who have suffered in slavery, I can say I too have suffered.”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1881

To those who have suffered in slavery, I can say I too have suffered.

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Frederick Douglass

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In his autobiography, Douglass connects with readers who have endured slavery by affirming his own suffering.

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