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Yes, that, is all well enough, General; but these are negroes, who ought to be subordinate, and when I tell them to go to their quarters, and they don’t do it, we can’t put up with it.
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Whitelaw Reid
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Reid argues that the behavior of freed slaves is unacceptable, emphasizing a belief in their supposed subordination.
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