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Charles Sumner: “But it may be according to the same Providence, that the gentler people, elevated in knowledge, will teach their…”

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But it may be according to the same Providence, that the gentler people, elevated in knowledge, will teach their teachers what knowledge alone cannot impart, and the African shall more than repay all that he receives.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner expresses hope that the gentler qualities of Africans will enrich their educators, fostering mutual growth.

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