It is a notorious fact that the Southern whites as a class will not affiliate with any political organization on terms of equality with the blacks--that is, they may be educated to accept the Negro as a voter but nothing can induce them to accept him as a leader.
This quote highlights the racial dynamics in Southern politics, where white leaders are reluctant to accept black leadership.
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It would reappear as Negro serfdom unless placed in the way of utter extinction.
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