On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
The Irish, who, at home, readily sympathize with the oppressed everywhere, are instantly taught when they step upon our soil to hate and despise the negro.
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Frederick Douglass
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Editor's note · Context
Douglass describes how Irish immigrants, despite their own history of oppression, are immediately indoctrinated upon arriving in America to despise Black people.
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