Slaves sing most when they are most unhappy. The songs of the slave represent the sorrows of his heart; and he is relieved by them, only as an aching heart is relieved by its tears.
(Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, 1845)
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Once you learn to read, you will forever be free. It is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake. If there is no struggle, there is no progress.
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