It was a glorious resurrection, from the tomb of slavery, to the heave…

Frederick Douglass
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It was a glorious resurrection, from the tomb of slavery, to the heaven of slavery. My long-crushed spirit rose, cowardice departed, bold defiance took its place; and I now resolved that, however long I might remain a slave in form, the day had passed forever when I could be a slave in fact. ✨ Frederick Douglass (2013). Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, p.99, Simon and Schuster
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