The Negro in American History: A taste of freedom, 1854-1927Mortimer Jerome Adler Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation, 1972 - African Americans Source material quoting from diaries, letters, court decisions, poetry, statements, articles, etc. by 137 different authors. |
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... living , especially in the lower walks . It became clear that while the American can outwork the alien , the alien can so far underlive the American as to force him out of all competitive labor . So they came to realize that the Nordic ...
... living , especially in the lower walks . It became clear that while the American can outwork the alien , the alien can so far underlive the American as to force him out of all competitive labor . So they came to realize that the Nordic ...
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... living being stands above her law , and protozoon or demigod , if they transgress , alike must die . " Now we have transgressed ; grievously transgressed - and we are suffering grievous penalties . But pain is really kind . Pain is the ...
... living being stands above her law , and protozoon or demigod , if they transgress , alike must die . " Now we have transgressed ; grievously transgressed - and we are suffering grievous penalties . But pain is really kind . Pain is the ...
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... living soul is entitled , namely , a fair chance to earn an honest living and educate his children and be protected by the laws . " In many sections of Mississippi the boll weevil destroyed the cotton crop ; rains and high waters in the ...
... living soul is entitled , namely , a fair chance to earn an honest living and educate his children and be protected by the laws . " In many sections of Mississippi the boll weevil destroyed the cotton crop ; rains and high waters in the ...
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ALAIN LOCKE The High Cost of Prejudice | 3 |
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES JR Nixon v Herndon | 10 |
WILLIAM PICKENS The Emperor of Africa | 20 |
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