On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
When people found that I would be heard, they saw it was the part of wisdom to open the way for me.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “When people found that I would be heard, they saw it was the part of wisdom to open the way for me.”
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Douglass reflects on how his unwavering determination to speak eventually led communities to grant him a platform.
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