On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
It was felt that I had committed the double offense of running away and exposing the secrets and crimes of slavery and slaveholders.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “It was felt that I had committed the double offense of running away and exposing the secrets and crimes of slavery and…”
Editor's note · Context
Reflecting on his early abolitionist work, Douglass describes how his public speaking was perceived by those who sought his re-enslavement.
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