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I tell you, sir,” said a Yankee to a Virginian who didn’t approve of this social equality, “a white man has got just the same right a nigger has—to starve if he won’t work!
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Whitelaw Reid
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gutenberg.orgWhitelaw Reid: “I tell you, sir,” said a Yankee to a Virginian who didn’t approve of this social equality, “a white man has got just the…”
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This quote reflects the harsh realities and attitudes towards labor and race during the Reconstruction era.
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