∗a man writes himself free from slavery's chains

By far the larger part of the slaves know as little of their ages as hor…

I could not tell why I ought to be deprived of the same privilege.

This is the inevitable result.

I do not recollect of ever seeing my mother by the light of day.

∗Frederick Douglass, 1845.

A first-person account of slavery and self-emancipation that became a foundational text of American literature.