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Famous Frederick Douglass Quotes
Source: The Life and Writings of Frederick Douglass: Early years, 1817-1849
“The white man's happiness cannot be purchased by the black man's misery.”
“A man's character always takes its hue, more or less, from the form and color of things about him.”
Source: The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass
“When men sow the wind it is rational to expect that they will reap the whirlwind.”
Source: Frederick Douglass: Selected Speeches and Writings
“I could, as a free man, look across the bay toward the Eastern Shore where I was born a slave.”
Source: FREDERICK DOUGLASS’ NARRATIVE – Memoirs of an American Slave, Freedom Fighter & Statesman: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave & My Bondage and My Freedom
Source: FREDERICK DOUGLASS, AN AMERICAN SLAVE – Astounding Life of One Incredible Man (3 Autobiographies in One Volume): The Most Important African American Leader of the 19th Century: The Escape from Slavery, Life as a World-Renowned Activist against Slavery and Racism & Political Career after the Civil War
