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“I have no accurate knowledge of my age, never having seen any authentic record containing it.
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From Chapter I 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 I
Edition: English electronic text
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