On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
I breathe, and lo! the chattel becomes a man.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
Source
gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “I breathe, and lo! the chattel becomes a man.”
Editor's note · Context
In his autobiography, Douglass describes the profound sense of liberation and recognition of his humanity he felt upon arriving in Ireland, free from American slavery.
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