On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
We see here the black man attacked in his vital interests; prejudice and hate are excited against him; enmity is stirred up between him and other laborers.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “We see here the black man attacked in his vital interests; prejudice and hate are excited against him; enmity is stirred…”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass describes how Black people are systematically attacked in their interests, facing prejudice, hate, and engineered animosity from other labor groups.
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