On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
The test of the real civilization of the community came when I applied for work at my trade, and then my repulse was emphatic and decisive.
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Frederick Douglass
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Douglass recounts how his attempts to find work in his trade revealed the true extent of racial discrimination in the community.
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