I want them simply to grow up as other children; not being patronized by friends nor disdained by foes." "My dear husband, you may be perfectly right, but are you not preparing our children for a fearful awakening?
Are you not acting on the plan, 'After me the deluge ?'" "Not at all, Marie.

I want our children to grow up without having their self-respect crushed in the bud.

You know that the North is not free from racial prejudice." "I know it," said Marie, sadly, "and I think one of the great mistakes of our civilization is that which makes color, and not character, a social test." "I think so, too," said Leroy.

"The strongest men and women of a down-trodden race may bare their bosoms to an adverse fate and develop courage in the midst of opposition, but we have no right to subject our children to such crucial tests before their characters are formed.

For years, when I lived abroad, I had an opportunity to see and hear of men of African descent who had distinguished themselves and obtained a recognition in European circles, which they never could have gained in this country.