Laying aside all prejudice in favor of or against race, looking at the negro as politically and socially related to the American people generally, and measuring the forces arrayed against him, I do not see how he can survive and flourish in this country as a distinct and separate race, nor do I see how he can be removed from the country either by annihilation or expatriation.


The Future of the Colored Race (1886)

Frederick Douglass Quotes

Laying aside all prejudice in favor of or against race, looking at the negro as politically and socially related to the American people generally,...

Laying aside all prejudice in favor of or against race, looking at the negro as politically and socially related to the American people generally,...

Laying aside all prejudice in favor of or against race, looking at the negro as politically and socially related to the American people generally,...

Laying aside all prejudice in favor of or against race, looking at the negro as politically and socially related to the American people generally,...