On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
If they cannot rise to the dignity of white men, they show that they can fall to the degradation of black men.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “If they cannot rise to the dignity of white men, they show that they can fall to the degradation of black men.”
Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, observing the social mobility and degradation experienced by white immigrants taking jobs previously held by Black people.
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