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Frederick Douglass: “I found, in them all, warm hearts and noble spirits.”

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I found, in them all, warm hearts and noble spirits.
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Frederick Douglass

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Douglass reflects on the positive qualities he found in his fellow enslaved individuals, emphasizing their humanity.

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