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Some morning you may wake up to find that the bone and sinew of your country is gone.... I tell you the Negro is the bone and sinew of your country and you cannot do without him
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My race needs no special defense, for the past history of them in this country proves them to be the equal of any people anywhere. All they need is an equal chance in the battle of life.
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It is worth while too to warn the teacher that undue severity in correcting faults is liable at times to discourage a boy's mind from effort.
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Robert Smalls
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Born:
April 5, 1839
Died:
February 23, 1915
(aged 75)
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Robert Smalls was an enslaved African American who, during and after the American Civil War, gained freedom and became a ship's pilot, sea captain, and politician.
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