On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
He will find that in assuming our avocation he also has assumed our degradation.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “He will find that in assuming our avocation he also has assumed our degradation.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass warns that an Irish laborer who takes on the work traditionally assigned to Black people will also inherit their social degradation.
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