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“Every man appeared to understand his work, and went at it with a sober, yet cheerful earnestness, which betokened the deep interest which he felt in what he was doing, as well as a sense of his own dignity as a man.
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From Chapter XI 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 XI
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