On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
It touches the heart of the South through its pocket.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “It touches the heart of the South through its pocket.”
Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, Douglass explains how Black labor's economic power could influence the South.
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