Frederick Douglass: “I had hoped and expected much, for months before, but my hopes and…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1881

I had hoped and expected much, for months before, but my hopes and expectations were now withered and blasted.

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Frederick Douglass

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After a failed escape attempt and subsequent imprisonment, Douglass describes the complete destruction of his previously held hopes for freedom.

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Frederick Douglass: “I had hoped and expected much, for months before, but my hopes and expectations were now withered and blasted.”