On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
I had no proper idea of the wealth, refinement, enterprise, and high civilization of this section of the country.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “I had no proper idea of the wealth, refinement, enterprise, and high civilization of this section of the country.”
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Douglass reflects on his initial ignorance and false impressions about the prosperity and culture of the free Northern states.
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