On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
To make this enmity deep and broad, between the slave and the poor white man, the latter is allowed to abuse and whip the former, without hinderance.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “To make this enmity deep and broad, between the slave and the poor white man, the latter is allowed to abuse and whip…”
Editor's note · Context
In his autobiography, Douglass explains how slaveholders encouraged poor white men to abuse enslaved people to maintain racial division.
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