On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
In times past we have been the hewers of wood and drawers of water for American society, and we once enjoyed a monopoly in menial employments, but this is so no longer.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “In times past we have been the hewers of wood and drawers of water for American society, and we once enjoyed a monopoly…”
Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, Douglass observes the historical economic role of Black Americans and its decline in the post-Civil War era.
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