On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
No colored man was really free while residing in a slave State.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “No colored man was really free while residing in a slave State.”
Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, Douglass reflects on the inherent lack of freedom for Black individuals even if technically free, while living in a slave state.
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