On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
I wished myself a beast, a bird, anything rather than a slave.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “I wished myself a beast, a bird, anything rather than a slave.”
Editor's note · Context
In his autobiography, Douglass expresses his profound despair and the dehumanizing impact of slavery, wishing to be any creature other than enslaved.
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