Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Why doesn't Frederick Douglas know how old he is?
He doesn't know how old he is
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Douglass doesn't know his exact age because birth records were not kept.
I was born in Tuckahoe, near Hillsborough, and about twelve miles from Easton, in Talbot county, Maryland. I have no accurate knowledge of my age, never having seen any authentic record containing it.
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
