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They are forced to be poor, and laughed at for their destitution.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
Source
gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “They are forced to be poor, and laughed at for their destitution.”
Editor's note · Context
He critiques the societal attitudes that mock the poverty of African Americans while ignoring the systemic causes.
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