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title: 'The Attitude of the South to the Colored People'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'David Clay Lilly'
date: 1905-02-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'Race Relations and Slavery'
- 'Politics'
- 'United States'
scriptures:
- 'Genesis 1'
- 'Galatians 3'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/lilly-1905-the-attitude-of-the-south-to-the-colored-people
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# The Attitude of the South to the Colored People

Two essays: one urges a cautious, nonconfrontational reconciliation of science and the Pentateuch; the other defends Southern paternalism, segregation, and voter restrictions for Black Americans.

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