Whitelaw Reid: “One sees, however, scarcely a trace of revengeful feeling toward their…”

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One sees, however, scarcely a trace of revengeful feeling toward their old masters.

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Whitelaw Reid

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Reid observes the lack of revengeful feelings among freed slaves towards their former masters, highlighting a sense of reconciliation.

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In November nothing could exceed the hatred which seemed everywhere felt to the freedmen.

But, in the main, they are surprisingly orderly, and cases of serious violence among them are quite rare.

I never saw hands more cheerful or contented than some managed on this last plan were.

They have covered many phases of the subject, but have preserved a singular uniformity of purpose and consistency of ideas throughout.

Whitelaw Reid: “One sees, however, scarcely a trace of revengeful feeling toward their old masters.”