On the recordJanuary 1, 1845
I may be deemed superstitious, and even egotistical, in regarding this event as a special interposition of divine Providence in my favor.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “I may be deemed superstitious, and even egotistical, in regarding this event as a special interposition of divine…”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass acknowledges that his interpretation of his move to Baltimore as divine intervention might be seen as superstitious or egotistical.
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