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Frederick Douglass: Every hour sees us elbowed out of some employment to make room perhaps for some newly-arrived emigrants, whose hunger…

On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
Every hour sees us elbowed out of some employment to make room perhaps for some newly-arrived emigrants, whose hunger and color are thought to give them a title to especial favor.
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Frederick Douglass

Editor's note · Context

In his autobiography, Douglass describes the displacement of Black workers by new immigrants in the labor market.

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