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In most instances, to their credit be it said, the old masters give the worn-out negroes a little land to cultivate and houses to live in; but very often they have no ability to go further.
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Whitelaw Reid
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Reid reflects on the support provided by former masters to elderly former slaves after the Civil War.
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