Whitelaw Reid: “Withal, they work less, and have more time for self-improvement, or…”

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Withal, they work less, and have more time for self-improvement, or for society, than when slaves.

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Reid observes that freedmen now have more time for self-improvement compared to their time as slaves.

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Whitelaw Reid: “Withal, they work less, and have more time for self-improvement, or for society, than when slaves.”