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“You have seen how a man was made a slave; you shall see how a slave was made a man.
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What does this quotation mean?
From Chapter X of Douglass’s autobiographical narrative. His reflections on learning, dignity, and human connection belong to his account of enslavement and the struggle for freedom.
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Source: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave , Chapter X
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