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When we could get nothing else we were forced to the necessity of ripping up our mattresses to get material for dresses; and we are all too poor yet to buy new things for their every-day wear.
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Whitelaw Reid
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Reid reflects on the hardships faced by families in the post-war South, highlighting their struggles to provide for children.
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