Frederick Douglass: “Such will try to discredit the shocking tales of slaveholding cruelty which are recorded in this truthful Narrative; but…”

A son of toil himself, he was linked in brotherly sympathy with the sons of toil in every loyal part of the republic.

It had no interest in recognizing or preserving any of the ties that bind families together or to their homes.

I wished it was possible I could remain small all my life, knowing that the sooner I grew large the shorter would be my time to remain with them.

The friendless and hungry boy, in his extremest need, found himself in the strong protecting arms of his mother.