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Negro troops are their especial detestation; and for the monstrosity of attempting to teach negroes to read and write, they could find no words to express their scorn.
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Whitelaw Reid
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Reid comments on the deep-seated resentment some Southern women held towards the education of Black individuals during the post-war period.
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