Frederick Douglass: “I said I felt as one might be supposed to feel, on escaping from a den…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1855

I said I felt as one might be supposed to feel, on escaping from a den of hungry lions.

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Frederick Douglass

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In his autobiography, Douglass uses a vivid metaphor to describe the intense feeling of relief and danger upon escaping slavery.

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Frederick Douglass: “I said I felt as one might be supposed to feel, on escaping from a den of hungry lions.”