On the record
Its reiteration and agitation only serves to fan the flame of popular prejudice and to add insult to to injury.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Its reiteration and agitation only serves to fan the flame of popular prejudice and to add insult to to injury.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass critiques the harmful effects of repeated agitation against African Americans, which only exacerbates prejudice.
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