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A house is more than brick and mortar, wood or paint; this to me at least was.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “A house is more than brick and mortar, wood or paint; this to me at least was.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass articulates a deeper understanding of what constitutes a home beyond its physical structure.
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