On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
Both were plundered, and by the same plunderers.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Both were plundered, and by the same plunderers.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass concludes his comparison of the exploitation of poor white laborers and enslaved black people, emphasizing their common oppressors.
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