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Archibald Henry Grimké: But being landless and moneyless they were dependent for employment on the old master class.

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But being landless and moneyless they were dependent for employment on the old master class.
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Archibald Henry Grimké

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Grimké points out the economic challenges faced by freedmen due to their lack of land and money.

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