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Page 82
... whole nation becomes inflamed against the race on account of the dastardly deed of a single wretch . The Negroes of Atlanta , some forty thousand in number , who had hitherto sustained a good reputa- tion for decency and order , were ...
... whole nation becomes inflamed against the race on account of the dastardly deed of a single wretch . The Negroes of Atlanta , some forty thousand in number , who had hitherto sustained a good reputa- tion for decency and order , were ...
Page 109
... whole- sale tirade about his moral turpitude do not seek knowledge from the more progressive and ambitious element , but preserve a studious ignorance concerning their higher aims and nobler modes of life . Gener- alization based upon ...
... whole- sale tirade about his moral turpitude do not seek knowledge from the more progressive and ambitious element , but preserve a studious ignorance concerning their higher aims and nobler modes of life . Gener- alization based upon ...
Page 120
... whole race feels the uplifting effect of his promotion . As the individual rises he draws the whole race up toward his own level . Current phi- losophy seems to suppose that a lever can be put under the mass of the race and pry it up ...
... whole race feels the uplifting effect of his promotion . As the individual rises he draws the whole race up toward his own level . Current phi- losophy seems to suppose that a lever can be put under the mass of the race and pry it up ...
Contents
Introduction by Philip Rieff | 7 |
AS TO THE LEOPARDS SPOTS | 15 |
AN APPEAL TO REASON ON THE RACE PROBLEM | 71 |
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