On the record
As it stands, it implies that the Negro is the cause of whatever trouble there is in the South.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “As it stands, it implies that the Negro is the cause of whatever trouble there is in the South.”
Editor's note · Context
He argues that labeling the Negro as the source of societal issues perpetuates injustice.
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