I assert then that poverty, ignorance, and degradation are the combined evils; or in other words, these constitute the social disease of the free colored people of the United States.
From his autobiography, Douglass identifies the primary challenges facing free Black Americans.
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Our very lack of preparation for the conflict disposed us to look for some other than the way of blood out of the difficulty.
I wished it was possible I could remain small all my life, knowing that the sooner I grew large the shorter would be my time to remain with them.