On the record
Now, there is nothing the matter with the Negro, whatever; he is all right.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Now, there is nothing the matter with the Negro, whatever; he is all right.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass asserts the inherent worth and dignity of Black individuals in the face of systemic racism.
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