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The Darky in the South A Friendly Disposition
A dated editorial praising enslaved and free Black labor in the South, lauding reliability, cheerfulness, and neighborly conduct of Black workers and their harmony with white employers. It contrasts Southern race relations with the North, arguing minimal race war and ongoing cooperative labor progress amid lingering prejudices.
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Darky
Ophir
Haiti
Darkies
North
South
United States
Pinehurst
Wylie Avenue
Pittsburgh
North Carolina
Miss Ophelia