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But there remained a scene that showed how, if not anxious to return to their old masters, they were still sometimes glad to have their old masters return to them.
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Whitelaw Reid
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Editor's note · Context
Reid notes that while they may not wish to return to slavery, there is still a sense of nostalgia for their former masters.
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