On the recordJanuary 1, 1845
To those songs I trace my first glimmering conception of the dehumanizing character of slavery.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “To those songs I trace my first glimmering conception of the dehumanizing character of slavery.”
Editor's note · Context
In his autobiography, Douglass attributes his initial understanding of slavery's dehumanizing nature to the profound impact of slave songs.
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