The slave system of that section has left behind it, as in the nature of the case it must, manners, customs, and conditions to which free white laboring men will be in no haste to submit themselves and their families.
From his autobiography, Douglass explains how the legacy of slavery deterred white labor from the South.
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The battle against popular prejudice will have been fought and won, and in common with all other races and colors, we shall have an equal chance in the race of life.