The Negro in American History: A taste of freedom, 1854-1927Mortimer Jerome Adler Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation, 1969 - African Americans Vol. 1, A taste of freedom, 1854-1927. Vol. 2, Slaves and masters, 1567-1854. Vol. 3, New Your, New York. |
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Page 162
... force that cannot be withstood , it is the power of the banded intelligence and responsibility of a free community . Against it , numbers and corruption cannot prevail . It cannot be forbidden in the law or divorced in force . It is the ...
... force that cannot be withstood , it is the power of the banded intelligence and responsibility of a free community . Against it , numbers and corruption cannot prevail . It cannot be forbidden in the law or divorced in force . It is the ...
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... force with force with most beneficial results . The issue upon us cannot be misunderstood by those who are watching current events . To us it is not a theory ( to quote a distin- guished Democrat ) , but a condition that confronts us ...
... force with force with most beneficial results . The issue upon us cannot be misunderstood by those who are watching current events . To us it is not a theory ( to quote a distin- guished Democrat ) , but a condition that confronts us ...
Page 238
... force they are endeavoring to force us into acquiescence to their hideous program . We have submitted long enough to indignities , and it is time to Negro Legislators meet brute force with brute force . Every 238 1866-1883.
... force they are endeavoring to force us into acquiescence to their hideous program . We have submitted long enough to indignities , and it is time to Negro Legislators meet brute force with brute force . Every 238 1866-1883.
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