Frederick Douglass: “His color, not his character, determines the place he shall hold and…”

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His color, not his character, determines the place he shall hold and the kind of treatment he shall receive.

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Frederick Douglass

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This statement emphasizes that societal treatment is dictated by race rather than personal character, reflecting deep-seated racial prejudice.

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