Frederick Douglass: “I hated slavery always, and my desire for freedom needed only a…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1881

I hated slavery always, and my desire for freedom needed only a favorable breeze to fan it to a blaze at any moment.

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Frederick Douglass

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Reflecting on his early life, Douglass describes his constant yearning for liberty and his deep-seated opposition to bondage.

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Frederick Douglass: “I hated slavery always, and my desire for freedom needed only a favorable breeze to fan it to a blaze at any moment.”