On the record
They take from him the means of elevation and then reproach him with inferiority.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “They take from him the means of elevation and then reproach him with inferiority.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass critiques the systemic oppression that undermines African Americans' potential while blaming them for their perceived inferiority.
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