Posted on September 4, 2017 by admin Question #14 Frederick Douglass explained that "I gave Mr. Johnson the privilege of choosing me a name, but told him he must not take from me the name of 'Frederick.' I must hold on to that, to preserve a sense of my identity." What did "preserve" mean? Post navigationPrevious post: Chapter 9Next post: Preface – From 1891 Version, page 0