On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
Those masters secured their ascendency over both the poor whites and blacks by putting enmity between them.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Those masters secured their ascendency over both the poor whites and blacks by putting enmity between them.”
Editor's note · Context
In a delegation's reply to President Andrew Johnson, this describes how slave masters maintained control by fostering division between poor whites and enslaved blacks.
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