He pictured school conditions in New York City in 1840, the date of Seward's historic message; he showed how prejudices arising from differences of language and religion kept schoolhouses empty and slum children ignorant, while reform schools and prisons were full.
This quote reflects on the educational challenges faced by children in New York City in the 1840s due to social prejudices.
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