On the recordJanuary 1, 1845
The wretchedness of slavery, and the blessedness of freedom, were perpetually before me.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The wretchedness of slavery, and the blessedness of freedom, were perpetually before me.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass reflects on the stark contrast between his enslaved condition and the ideal of liberty that drove his actions.
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