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Frederick Douglass: But this charge thus brought against the Negro and as constantly reiterated by his enemies, is plainly enough not merely…

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But this charge thus brought against the Negro and as constantly reiterated by his enemies, is plainly enough not merely a charge against the individual culprit, as would be the case with an individual of any other race, but it is in large measure a charge constructively against the coloured people as such.
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Frederick Douglass

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Douglass critiques the way accusations against individual Black men reflect on the entire race, perpetuating systemic racism.

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