On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
The white slave has taken from him, by indirection, what the black slave has taken from him, directly, and without ceremony.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The white slave has taken from him, by indirection, what the black slave has taken from him, directly, and without…”
Editor's note · Context
In his autobiography, Douglass contrasts the methods by which Black and white laborers are exploited under the slave system.
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