On the recordJanuary 1, 1845
The impression which I had received respecting the character and condition of the people of the north, I found to be singularly erroneous.
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Frederick Douglass
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Editor's note · Context
Upon arriving in the North, Douglass reflects on how his prior understanding of the region's people and conditions proved to be entirely mistaken.
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