Those who are already educated and are vested with political power have thereby an advantage which they are not likely to divide with the Negro, especially when they have a fixed purpose to make this entirely a white man’s government.
Douglass highlights the systemic advantages held by educated individuals in power, particularly against Black citizens.
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The anti-slavery platform had performed its work, and my voice was no longer needed.
The good to be sought and the evil to be shunned were flung in the balance and weighed against each other.
I wished it was possible I could remain small all my life, knowing that the sooner I grew large the shorter would be my time to remain with them.