On the record
New men” will soon be the order of the day, in Mobile and in many another center of Southern aristocracy.
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Whitelaw Reid
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gutenberg.orgWhitelaw Reid: “New men” will soon be the order of the day, in Mobile and in many another center of Southern aristocracy.”
Editor's note · Context
Reid notes the emergence of new social dynamics in Southern cities following the war.
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