Alexander Gifford Or Vilets Boy a Story of Negro Life
The book Alexander Gifford Or Vilets Boy a Story of Negro Life was written by author Henry a Merrill Here you can read free online of Alexander Gifford Or Vilets Boy a Story of Negro Life book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Alexander Gifford Or Vilets Boy a Story of Negro Life a good or bad book?
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" That the white people OR VI'LET'S BOY 181 of the South, of the nation, will learn to love us better and respect us for what they find us to be. " " I find myself smiling when I hear white men talk as if our happiness must come from being invited to their homes and tables. They, no doubt, would be surprised to learn that the edu cated negro prefers the society of his own people. Every year more of our race are being graduated from the schools established especially for the education of the neg...ro. We might form a select social class among ourselves, if we wished. " " It is, however, not our purpose to seek those who have had University advantages. We hope to be of use to our people. To lift them up to a better life than they now know. " " As for our highest joy, next to the conscious ness that we are right with God, we derive pleas ure from books. No one can deprive us of this enjoyment. The best books are open to us, as well as to our white brethren, and ' whatsoever is pure and good, whatsoever is lofty and noble, ' we enjoy.
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