On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
This species of aristocracy belongs preeminently to “the land of the free, and the home of the brave.” I have never found it abroad, in any but Americans.
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Frederick Douglass
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From his autobiography, Douglass critiques American racial prejudice, ironically contrasting it with the nation's self-proclaimed ideals.
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