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... effort . Thus we have had de- veloping in almost all of our cities and towns various clubs working for the good of the race , whether the immediate aim was literary culture , an orphanage , an old folks ' home , the protection of ...
... effort . Thus we have had de- veloping in almost all of our cities and towns various clubs working for the good of the race , whether the immediate aim was literary culture , an orphanage , an old folks ' home , the protection of ...
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... effort of his wife . Dr. B. T. Washington , in his book The Negro in Pusiness , gave several examples . One of the outstanding instances was in the story of Junius G. Groves , famous potato grower of Edwardsville , Kansas . This man ...
... effort of his wife . Dr. B. T. Washington , in his book The Negro in Pusiness , gave several examples . One of the outstanding instances was in the story of Junius G. Groves , famous potato grower of Edwardsville , Kansas . This man ...
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... effort just as heroic has been exerted , though the result is not always so evident . On their own initiative also women are now engaging in large enterprises . The most conspicuous example of material success is undoubtedly Mme . C. J. ...
... effort just as heroic has been exerted , though the result is not always so evident . On their own initiative also women are now engaging in large enterprises . The most conspicuous example of material success is undoubtedly Mme . C. J. ...
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... effort at self- expression in literature , music , and other forms of art . The first Negro woman to strike the public imagination was Phillis Wheatley , who even as a young girl wrote acceptable verse . Her Poems on Various Subjects ...
... effort at self- expression in literature , music , and other forms of art . The first Negro woman to strike the public imagination was Phillis Wheatley , who even as a young girl wrote acceptable verse . Her Poems on Various Subjects ...
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... efforts being made for its suppression , also with reference to Moham- medanism , the spiritual awakening among the Zulus , and the mission stations estab- lished , especially those on the Congo . Sev- eral letters were read , one from ...
... efforts being made for its suppression , also with reference to Moham- medanism , the spiritual awakening among the Zulus , and the mission stations estab- lished , especially those on the Congo . Sev- eral letters were read , one from ...
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