The American Negro: What He Was, what He Is, and what He May Become; a Critical and Practical DiscussionMacmillan, 1901 - 440 páginas This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. |
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... ment of manhood or womanhood is within the reach of every human being who puts integrity before material gain and self - respect before mendacious folly . None of my ancestors was owned in slavery , so far as my knowledge goes . On my ...
... ment of manhood or womanhood is within the reach of every human being who puts integrity before material gain and self - respect before mendacious folly . None of my ancestors was owned in slavery , so far as my knowledge goes . On my ...
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... , one that never condoned a fault nor erased a blunder . What I shall now say may appear incredible to this age of schools and students , for the enjoy ment of whose advantages I would have bartered half of FOREWORD xiii.
... , one that never condoned a fault nor erased a blunder . What I shall now say may appear incredible to this age of schools and students , for the enjoy ment of whose advantages I would have bartered half of FOREWORD xiii.
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... ment of whose advantages I would have bartered half of my life ; and in this I am not alone , for there are still to be found a multitude of elderly men and women who , having passed through similar privation , like myself yearn to have ...
... ment of whose advantages I would have bartered half of my life ; and in this I am not alone , for there are still to be found a multitude of elderly men and women who , having passed through similar privation , like myself yearn to have ...
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... ment or receiving reward ; and , despite personal in- dignities and material losses , I have a consciousness that neither the malevolence of enemies nor the in- gratitude of friends could move me to take a back- • 1 ward step in the ...
... ment or receiving reward ; and , despite personal in- dignities and material losses , I have a consciousness that neither the malevolence of enemies nor the in- gratitude of friends could move me to take a back- • 1 ward step in the ...
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... , their safety required it , and no punish- ment , even in the most aggravated cases , was inflicted other than the imposition of a trifling fine . When a non - slaveholding white killed a negro , payment of ALIEN CHATTELISM 11.
... , their safety required it , and no punish- ment , even in the most aggravated cases , was inflicted other than the imposition of a trifling fine . When a non - slaveholding white killed a negro , payment of ALIEN CHATTELISM 11.
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