On the record
But as absurd as this pretence was, the colour prejudice of the country was stimulated by it and joined in the accusation, and the Negro had to bear the brunt of it.
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Frederick Douglass
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Editor's note · Context
Douglass highlights how color prejudice exacerbated false accusations against Black individuals during the Civil War.
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