On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
The distance then between the black man and the white American citizen, was immeasurable.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The distance then between the black man and the white American citizen, was immeasurable.”
Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, Douglass describes the vast social and political chasm separating Black and white Americans during the Civil War era.
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