Whitelaw Reid: “I have found no Georgian who, now that his slaves can no longer be…”

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I have found no Georgian who, now that his slaves can no longer be made to work for him, expects to work for himself.

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Whitelaw Reid

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Reid highlights the reluctance of Georgians to adapt to self-sufficiency after the end of slavery.

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Whitelaw Reid: “I have found no Georgian who, now that his slaves can no longer be made to work for him, expects to work for himself.”