Frederick Douglass: “The Negro may and does feel its malign influence in the very air he…”

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The Negro may and does feel its malign influence in the very air he breathes.

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Frederick Douglass

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Douglass notes that African Americans are acutely aware of the negative perceptions surrounding them.

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