On the record
It puts upon the race a work which belongs to the nation.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
Source
gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “It puts upon the race a work which belongs to the nation.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass asserts that the responsibility for societal issues should lie with the nation, not the marginalized.
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