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Experienced teachers say they can see no difference in the facility with which these and ordinary white children at the North learn to read.
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Whitelaw Reid
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Reid discusses the learning capabilities of Black children in the post-Civil War South, emphasizing their ability to learn to read.
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In this way they will surely overcome unjust hostility, and convince even the most prejudiced that the denial to them of any right which citizens may properly exercise is equally unwise and wrong.
Never was there a problem more serious or difficult than that which is now before the Nation, as to this race, whose destiny has been confided to the wisdom and honor of our Government.
He who has that right will usually respect himself more, be more respected, perform more, and more productive work, and do more to increase the wealth and welfare of the community, than he who has it not.
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