[History of Negro Soldiers in the Spanish-American War, and Other Items of Interest by Edward A. Johnson]@TWC D-Link book
History of Negro Soldiers in the Spanish-American War, and Other Items of Interest

CHAPTER VIII
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Two received diplomas from Wellsley, one from Smith College and one from Vassar.

Miss Scott is 20 years old.

She was born in Richmond, Va., having graduated from the common schools in Boston.
Miss Scott's teachers spoke so encouragingly of her work that the girl was determined to have a college education.

She paid particular attention to the study of language and literature, and she is now a fluent linguist and a member of the Idier and German clubs.

She has contributed considerably to college and New England journals.
[Illustration: THE GARNES FAMILY.] THE DISCOVERY OF THE GARNES FAMILY.
A picture of which is herein placed, will do much to confound those bumptious sociologists who make haste to rush into print with statistics purporting to show that the Negro Race in America is "fast dying out." The aim of this class of people seems to be to show that the Negro Race withers under the influence of freedom, which is by no means true.


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