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Douglass's childhood experience as a slave probably fostered a rebellious spirit and a desire for freedom that fueled his later fight for social and political equality. His exposure to and appreciation of education may also have contributed to this commitment to social equality for blacks.
It's not clear why a person would discriminate against a lower social class. Discrimination is something that most people disagree with and wouldn't knowingly do. Our system in the U.S. is designed to allow mobility between social classes, so a well-motivated lower class person should be able to better himself and enter the middle class. It's probably worth pointing out that a lot of perceived or claimed discrimination is imagined rather than real.
They might have thought it was weird
What role did the western Frontier play in the sectional conflict between North and the South from 1803-1850?
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