Frederick Douglass: “The ties that ordinarily bind children to their homes were all…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1845

The ties that ordinarily bind children to their homes were all suspended in my case.

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Frederick Douglass

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Douglass reflects on the absence of normal familial attachments and the disruption of home life due to the conditions of slavery.

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Frederick Douglass: “The ties that ordinarily bind children to their homes were all suspended in my case.”