On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
I was not only a freeman but a free-working man, and no Master Hugh stood ready at the end of the week to seize my hard earnings.
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Frederick Douglass
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Editor's note · Context
Douglass describes the practical realization of his freedom through his ability to keep his own wages, free from a master's claim.
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