On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
The explanation was soon furnished, in the superiority of mind over simple brute force.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The explanation was soon furnished, in the superiority of mind over simple brute force.”
Editor's note · Context
In his autobiography, Douglass explains the fundamental difference he observed between free labor and slave labor.
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