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The Negro has often been the victim to this kind of low cunning.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The Negro has often been the victim to this kind of low cunning.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass highlights the victimization of Black individuals through cunning societal tactics.
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