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He would be blind and deaf, who, after a day’s stay anywhere in the interior of Mississippi, failed to discern aright the drift of public opinion toward the negro.
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Whitelaw Reid
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Editor's note · Context
Reid emphasizes the clear public opinion in Mississippi regarding African Americans after the war.
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