Frederick Douglass: “Surely,” thought I, “these Christian people have none of this feeling…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1855

Surely,” thought I, “these Christian people have none of this feeling against color.

Said by

Frederick Douglass

Source

From his autobiography, expressing his initial belief that Northern Christians would be free from racial prejudice.

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Frederick Douglass: “Surely,” thought I, “these Christian people have none of this feeling against color.”