On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
Denied the means of learning useful trades we are pressed into the narrowest limits to obtain a livelihood.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Denied the means of learning useful trades we are pressed into the narrowest limits to obtain a livelihood.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass laments how the denial of access to useful trades severely restricts the economic opportunities and livelihoods of Black people.
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