Frederick Douglass: “I was allowed to ride in peace, not because I was a man, and had paid…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1881

I was allowed to ride in peace, not because I was a man, and had paid my fare, but because I belonged to somebody?

Said by

Frederick Douglass

Source

From his autobiography, Douglass reflects on the indignity of being treated as property rather than a person while traveling.

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Frederick Douglass: “I was allowed to ride in peace, not because I was a man, and had paid my fare, but because I belonged to somebody?”