The ground which a colored man occupies in this country is, every… — Frederick Douglass · Skopia

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The ground which a colored man occupies in this country is, every inch of it, sternly disputed.

Frederick Douglass

1853

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Douglass, Frederick. "A Nation in the Midst of a Nation (1853)." The Speeches of Frederick Douglass, edited by John R. McKivigan, Julie Husband and Heather L. Kaufman. Yale University Press, 2018.

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Douglass, Frederick. Speech in New York City. American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society annual meeting. 11 May 1853, New York City, NY, USA.

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