On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
Their poverty kept them ignorant and their ignorance kept them degraded.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Their poverty kept them ignorant and their ignorance kept them degraded.”
Editor's note · Context
Articulating the interconnected challenges faced by colored people, Douglass explains how poverty perpetuates ignorance, which in turn leads to degradation.
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