Frederick Douglass: “The silver trump of freedom had roused my soul to eternal wakefulness.”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1845

The silver trump of freedom had roused my soul to eternal wakefulness.

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Frederick Douglass

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Reflecting on his early life as a slave, Douglass describes the profound and lasting impact of the idea of freedom on his spirit.

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