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All this is hurtful; with such ideas constantly flaunted before him, he cannot easily set himself to work to better his condition in such ways as are open to him here.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “All this is hurtful; with such ideas constantly flaunted before him, he cannot easily set himself to work to better his…”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass argues that harmful ideas about colonization hinder African Americans from improving their lives.
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