On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
The thought of filling his place by any other variety of the human family, will be found delusive and utterly impracticable.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The thought of filling his place by any other variety of the human family, will be found delusive and utterly…”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass contends in his autobiography that attempts to replace Black laborers with other ethnic groups in the South would prove futile and impossible.
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