On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
This was the gift of New England to the freed Negro: not alms, but a friend; not cash, but character.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “This was the gift of New England to the freed Negro: not alms, but a friend; not cash, but character.”
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This quote describes the unique and valuable contribution of New England's educational efforts to newly freed Black individuals after the Civil War.
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