There, in New Bedford, the black man’s children—although anti-slavery was then far from popular—went to school side by side with the white children, and apparently without objection from any quarter.
Douglass observes the integration of Black and white children in schools in New Bedford, showcasing a progressive attitude towards education.
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The laws which determine the destinies of individuals and nations are impartial and eternal.
It was in the air, and men breathed it and were permeated by it, often when they were quite unconscious of its presence.