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The negroes displayed very little judgment, at last, in making their selections; and, as a rule, the men who made the most big promises, which they never meant to keep, got the most laborers.
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Whitelaw Reid
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Reid critiques the poor judgment displayed by negroes in selecting employers after the war.
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