What Frederick Douglass thinks about courage

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American abolitionist and writer (about 1817 to 1895); born into slavery, escaped in 1838 and became a principal leader and spokesperson of the abolition movement; author of three autobiographies.

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1. c. 1845

   Our readingAfter fighting back he might stay a slave in form but never again in fact

   Their wordsMy 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.

   ↗Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (1845)gutenberg.org All 18 from this book