On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
They do not deplore our misfortunes, but rather rejoice in them, since they prove that the two races cannot flourish on the same soil.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “They do not deplore our misfortunes, but rather rejoice in them, since they prove that the two races cannot flourish on…”
Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, criticizing the American Colonization Society for using the struggles of Black Americans to justify their racist ideology.
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