Frederick Douglass: “I am dealing with men whose ideas, habits and customs are entirely…”

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I am dealing with men whose ideas, habits and customs are entirely different from those of ordinary men.

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Frederick Douglass

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He describes the significant differences in ideas and customs between lynchers and ordinary men, underscoring the societal divide.

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