On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
To-day the negro, starting from nothing, pays taxes upon six millions in Georgia, and forty millions in Louisiana.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “To-day the negro, starting from nothing, pays taxes upon six millions in Georgia, and forty millions in Louisiana.”
Editor's note · Context
In his autobiography, Douglass provides specific figures to illustrate the significant economic accumulation and tax contributions of Black people in Southern states.
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