Whoever controls the past controls the future, and whoever controls the present controls the past; because all records of the past are stored physically in the present.
5 Things You Didn’t Know About Frederick Douglass
Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey was born a slave in Maryland in 1818. After being taught the basics of reading and writing when he was eight years old, he began to develop a curiosity to learn more, which kindled a new sense of self-worth in the young boy.
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