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On the one hand, there stood slavery, a stern reality, glaring frightfully upon us,—its robes already crimsoned with the blood of millions, and even now feasting itself greedily upon our own flesh. On the other hand, away back in the dim distance, under the flickering light of the north star, behind some craggy hill or snow-covered mountain, stood
... See moreFrederick Douglass • Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (Original Classic Edition): An American Slave
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (Original Classic Edition): An American Slave
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“You are loosed from your moorings, and are free; I am fast in my chains, and am a slave! You move merrily before the gentle gale, and I sadly before the bloody whip! You are freedom’s swift-winged angels, that fly round the world; I am confined in bands of iron! O that I were free! O, that I were on one of your gallant decks, and under your protec
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Looking thus at the state of the country, I know of no better use to
which I can put this sacred day, I know of no higher duty resting upon me,
than to enforce my views and convictions, and especially to hold out to
reprobation, the short sighted and ill judged, and inefficient modes adopted
to suppress the rebels. The past may be dismissed with a sing... See more
which I can put this sacred day, I know of no higher duty resting upon me,
than to enforce my views and convictions, and especially to hold out to
reprobation, the short sighted and ill judged, and inefficient modes adopted
to suppress the rebels. The past may be dismissed with a sing... See more

