On the record
All at once, the white carpenters knocked off, and said they would not work with free colored workmen.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “All at once, the white carpenters knocked off, and said they would not work with free colored workmen.”
Editor's note · Context
He notes a sudden shift in the attitudes of white carpenters who refused to work alongside free black workers, marking a significant change in racial dynamics.
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