Frederick Douglass: “No effort of mine or of his could silence this trouble-giving thought…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1855

No effort of mine or of his could silence this trouble-giving thought, or change my purpose to run away.

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Frederick Douglass

Source

From his autobiography, Douglass describes the unyielding nature of his desire for freedom and his determination to escape.

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Frederick Douglass: “No effort of mine or of his could silence this trouble-giving thought, or change my purpose to run away.”