On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
How could I hang down my head, and speak with bated breath, when there was no pride to scorn me, no coldness to repel me, and no hatred to inspire me with fear?
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “How could I hang down my head, and speak with bated breath, when there was no pride to scorn me, no coldness to repel…”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass describes his inability to maintain the submissive posture expected of a slave when treated with genuine kindness and respect by his new mistress.
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