On the record
The colored American child has a poorer chance to rise in the scale of being to-day than had the colored American child of a generation ago.
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Archibald Henry Grimké
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gutenberg.orgArchibald Henry Grimké: “The colored American child has a poorer chance to rise in the scale of being to-day than had the colored American child…”
Editor's note · Context
He asserts that African American children today have fewer opportunities for advancement compared to previous generations.
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