Frederick Douglass: “That understanding is that the land must be kept in the hands of the…”

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That understanding is that the land must be kept in the hands of the old master class.

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Frederick Douglass

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He explains the understanding among landowners that keeps land ownership within the white population.

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Frederick Douglass: “That understanding is that the land must be kept in the hands of the old master class.”