Frederick Douglass: “The cruel lie is told the Irish, that our adversity is essential to…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1855

The cruel lie is told the Irish, that our adversity is essential to their prosperity.

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Frederick Douglass

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Douglass exposes the cruel lie propagated to Irish immigrants, suggesting that the suffering of Black people is necessary for Irish prosperity.

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Frederick Douglass: “The cruel lie is told the Irish, that our adversity is essential to their prosperity.”