On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
This cheering assurance was an inborn dream of my human nature a constant menace to slavery—and one which all the powers of slavery were unable to silence or extinguish.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “This cheering assurance was an inborn dream of my human nature a constant menace to slavery—and one which all the powers…”
Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, Douglass describes the innate human desire for freedom as an unstoppable force that inherently threatens the institution of slavery.
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