On the recordJanuary 1, 1845
They gave tongue to interesting thoughts of my own soul, which had frequently flashed through my mind, and died away for want of utterance.
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Frederick Douglass
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Editor's note · Context
Reflecting on the impact of reading abolitionist texts, Douglass describes how they articulated his own nascent ideas about freedom.
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