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The worst enemies to the enfranchised race, will at least admit that ample prominence has been given to their faults.
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Whitelaw Reid
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gutenberg.orgWhitelaw Reid: “The worst enemies to the enfranchised race, will at least admit that ample prominence has been given to their faults.”
Editor's note · Context
Reid acknowledges that even critics of African Americans recognize their faults have been highlighted.
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