Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slavewriting · 1845DirectNo passage is mapped to this claim. Sources are listed for provenance; a quotation appears only when it has been verified for the specific claim.
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My Bondage and My Freedom (incl. the Fourth of July oration extract)writing · 1855DirectVerified quotation — claim 01“"Very well," thought I; "knowledge unfits a child to be a slave." I instinctively assented to the proposition; and from that moment I understood the direct pathway from slavery to freedom.” — Frederick Douglass