On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
It goes against the grain to treat and address a Negro precisely as they would treat and address a white man.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
Source
gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “It goes against the grain to treat and address a Negro precisely as they would treat and address a white man.”
Editor's note · Context
In his autobiography, Douglass observes the deep-seated prejudice that prevented white society from treating Black individuals with the same respect as white individuals.
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