On the record
It is not nature that has erred in making the negro.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
Source
gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “It is not nature that has erred in making the negro.”
Editor's note · Context
This statement asserts that the issues faced by African Americans are not due to their inherent nature but rather societal constructs.
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