On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
In his interests, in his associations, in his habits of thought, and in his prejudices, he was a white man.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “In his interests, in his associations, in his habits of thought, and in his prejudices, he was a white man.”
Editor's note · Context
In his speech at the dedication of the Freedmen's Memorial Monument to Abraham Lincoln, Douglass describes Lincoln's inherent alignment with white society.
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