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Butler Defends the Darkey in Controversial Essay
The piece argues about race labels across the North and South, praising Southern relations between Black and white people while critiquing Northern attitudes. It cites demographics, slavery history, and the American Negro as a valuable institution with deep American roots.
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Pennsylvania
Little White
Moore County
United States
North Carolina
South
Darky
Dundreary
Connecticut
America
Dons
Guinea
Bess
James I
Africa
Utrecht
England