On the recordJanuary 1, 1845
For my part, I should prefer death to hopeless bondage.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “For my part, I should prefer death to hopeless bondage.”
Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, Douglass declares his personal resolve to escape slavery, even at the cost of his life.
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