Note 1
This is the same man who gave me the roots to prevent my being whipped by Mr. Covey. He was “a clever soul.” We used frequently to talk about the fight with Covey, and as often as …
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Notes to Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave — Reading edition
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Note 2
She was free.
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I had changed my name from Frederick Bailey to that of Johnson.
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I am told that colored persons can now get employment at calking in New Bedford—a result of anti-slavery effort.
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