On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
Whatever may be said of the aristocracies here, there is none based on the color of a man’s skin.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Whatever may be said of the aristocracies here, there is none based on the color of a man’s skin.”
Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, Douglass observes that while Ireland has its own social hierarchies, none are based on racial discrimination.
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