On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
I nevertheless remembered their words and their advice, and looked forward to an escape to the north, as a possible means of gaining the liberty for which my heart panted.
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Frederick Douglass
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Douglass describes how the advice of others solidified his hope for escape to the North as a path to the liberty he deeply desired.
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