On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
The vulgar prejudice against color, so common to Americans, met me in several disagreeable forms.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The vulgar prejudice against color, so common to Americans, met me in several disagreeable forms.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass describes encountering the widespread racial prejudice prevalent in American society, which manifested in various unpleasant ways.
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