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Subsequent talk showed that the old man had a Bible, and wanted to learn to read it, and, further, that he believed, as soon as he could read, he would be entitled to vote.
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Whitelaw Reid
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The old man reveals his aspiration to read the Bible and his belief that literacy will grant him voting rights.
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