On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
That phase was this--the conflict of slavery with the interests of white mechanics and laborers.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “That phase was this--the conflict of slavery with the interests of white mechanics and laborers.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass identifies a specific aspect of slavery, the conflict between enslaved labor and white workers, as crucial to understanding its eventual downfall.
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