On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
The impression is cunningly made, that slavery is the only power that can prevent the laboring white man from falling to the level of the slave’s poverty and degradation.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The impression is cunningly made, that slavery is the only power that can prevent the laboring white man from falling to…”
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From his autobiography, Douglass describes the false narrative used to convince poor white laborers that slavery protected their status.
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