Frederick Douglass: “I was in the midst of an ocean of my fellowmen, and yet a perfect…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1881

I was in the midst of an ocean of my fellowmen, and yet a perfect stranger to every one.

Said by

Frederick Douglass

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Reflecting on his initial arrival in New York as a fugitive, Douglass describes his profound sense of isolation.

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Frederick Douglass: “I was in the midst of an ocean of my fellowmen, and yet a perfect stranger to every one.”