When the difficulty of learning the English language was subtracted, I found that in the matter of learning trades and in mastering academic studies there was little difference between the coloured and Indian students.
Observing students at Hampton Institute, Washington notes the comparable academic and vocational aptitudes of Black and Native American students, aside from language barriers.
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