On the recordJanuary 1, 1845
I could not tell why I ought to be deprived of the same privilege.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “I could not tell why I ought to be deprived of the same privilege.”
Editor's note · Context
In his autobiography, Douglass expresses his childhood confusion and sense of injustice at being denied basic personal information available to others.
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