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Danny's Own Story
Danny's Own Story

Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

Chapter 16 of Danny's Own Story is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Don Marquis • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 16 of Danny's Own Story by Don Marquis holds 159 sentences, grouped into 32 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

What does chapter 16 of Danny's Own Story contain?

Chapter 16 holds 159 sentences of Danny's Own Story, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 16 of Danny's Own Story by Don Marquis exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 159 sentences, grouped into 32 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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Work through the 32 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

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There's a lot of counties in Georgia where the blacks are equal in number to the whites, and two or three counties where the blacks number over the whites by two to one.
It was fur a little town in one of the latter that we pinted ourselves, Doctor Kirby and me and Sam--right into the blackest part of the black belt.
That country is full of big-sized plantations, where they raise cotton, cotton, cotton, and then MORE cotton.
Some of 'em raises fruit, too, and other things, of course; but cotton is the main stand-by, and it looks like it always will be.
Some places there shows that things can't be so awful much changed since slavery days, and most of the niggers are sure enough country niggers yet.
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Danny's Own Story

Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

Chapter 16 of Danny's Own Story is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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There's a lot of counties in Georgia where the blacks are equal in number to the whites, and two or three counties where the blacks number over the whites by two to one.
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It was fur a little town in one of the latter that we pinted ourselves, Doctor Kirby and me and Sam--right into the blackest part of the black belt.
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That country is full of big-sized plantations, where they raise cotton, cotton, cotton, and then MORE cotton.
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Some of 'em raises fruit, too, and other things, of course; but cotton is the main stand-by, and it looks like it always will be.
Line 5
Some places there shows that things can't be so awful much changed since slavery days, and most of the niggers are sure enough country niggers yet.
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From this reading There's a lot of counties in Georgia where the blacks are equal in number to the whites, and two or three counties where the blacks number over the whites by two to one.

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always

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From this reading Some of 'em raises fruit, too, and other things, of course; but cotton is the main stand-by, and it looks like it always will be.

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and

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From this reading There's a lot of counties in Georgia where the blacks are equal in number to the whites, and two or three counties where the blacks number over the whites by two to one.

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are

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From this reading There's a lot of counties in Georgia where the blacks are equal in number to the whites, and two or three counties where the blacks number over the whites by two to one.

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awful

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From this reading Some places there shows that things can't be so awful much changed since slavery days, and most of the niggers are sure enough country niggers yet.

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be

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From this reading Some of 'em raises fruit, too, and other things, of course; but cotton is the main stand-by, and it looks like it always will be.

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belt

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From this reading It was fur a little town in one of the latter that we pinted ourselves, Doctor Kirby and me and Sam--right into the blackest part of the black belt.

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big-sized

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From this reading That country is full of big-sized plantations, where they raise cotton, cotton, cotton, and then MORE cotton.

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black

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From this reading It was fur a little town in one of the latter that we pinted ourselves, Doctor Kirby and me and Sam--right into the blackest part of the black belt.

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blackest

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From this reading It was fur a little town in one of the latter that we pinted ourselves, Doctor Kirby and me and Sam--right into the blackest part of the black belt.

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blacks

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but

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From this reading Some of 'em raises fruit, too, and other things, of course; but cotton is the main stand-by, and it looks like it always will be.

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by

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From this reading There's a lot of counties in Georgia where the blacks are equal in number to the whites, and two or three counties where the blacks number over the whites by two to one.

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can't

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From this reading Some places there shows that things can't be so awful much changed since slavery days, and most of the niggers are sure enough country niggers yet.

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changed

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From this reading Some places there shows that things can't be so awful much changed since slavery days, and most of the niggers are sure enough country niggers yet.

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cotton

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From this reading That country is full of big-sized plantations, where they raise cotton, cotton, cotton, and then MORE cotton.

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counties

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country

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course

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From this reading Some of 'em raises fruit, too, and other things, of course; but cotton is the main stand-by, and it looks like it always will be.

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days

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Doctor

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From this reading It was fur a little town in one of the latter that we pinted ourselves, Doctor Kirby and me and Sam--right into the blackest part of the black belt.

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em

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From this reading Some of 'em raises fruit, too, and other things, of course; but cotton is the main stand-by, and it looks like it always will be.

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enough

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From this reading Some places there shows that things can't be so awful much changed since slavery days, and most of the niggers are sure enough country niggers yet.

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equal

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From this reading There's a lot of counties in Georgia where the blacks are equal in number to the whites, and two or three counties where the blacks number over the whites by two to one.

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fruit

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From this reading Some of 'em raises fruit, too, and other things, of course; but cotton is the main stand-by, and it looks like it always will be.

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full

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From this reading That country is full of big-sized plantations, where they raise cotton, cotton, cotton, and then MORE cotton.

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fur

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From this reading It was fur a little town in one of the latter that we pinted ourselves, Doctor Kirby and me and Sam--right into the blackest part of the black belt.

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Georgia

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in

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From this reading There's a lot of counties in Georgia where the blacks are equal in number to the whites, and two or three counties where the blacks number over the whites by two to one.

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into

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From this reading It was fur a little town in one of the latter that we pinted ourselves, Doctor Kirby and me and Sam--right into the blackest part of the black belt.

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is

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From this reading That country is full of big-sized plantations, where they raise cotton, cotton, cotton, and then MORE cotton.

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It

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From this reading It was fur a little town in one of the latter that we pinted ourselves, Doctor Kirby and me and Sam--right into the blackest part of the black belt.

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Kirby

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From this reading It was fur a little town in one of the latter that we pinted ourselves, Doctor Kirby and me and Sam--right into the blackest part of the black belt.

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latter

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From this reading It was fur a little town in one of the latter that we pinted ourselves, Doctor Kirby and me and Sam--right into the blackest part of the black belt.

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like

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From this reading Some of 'em raises fruit, too, and other things, of course; but cotton is the main stand-by, and it looks like it always will be.

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little

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From this reading It was fur a little town in one of the latter that we pinted ourselves, Doctor Kirby and me and Sam--right into the blackest part of the black belt.

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looks

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From this reading Some of 'em raises fruit, too, and other things, of course; but cotton is the main stand-by, and it looks like it always will be.

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lot

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From this reading There's a lot of counties in Georgia where the blacks are equal in number to the whites, and two or three counties where the blacks number over the whites by two to one.

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main

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From this reading Some of 'em raises fruit, too, and other things, of course; but cotton is the main stand-by, and it looks like it always will be.

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me

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From this reading It was fur a little town in one of the latter that we pinted ourselves, Doctor Kirby and me and Sam--right into the blackest part of the black belt.

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MORE

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From this reading That country is full of big-sized plantations, where they raise cotton, cotton, cotton, and then MORE cotton.

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most

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From this reading Some places there shows that things can't be so awful much changed since slavery days, and most of the niggers are sure enough country niggers yet.

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much

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From this reading Some places there shows that things can't be so awful much changed since slavery days, and most of the niggers are sure enough country niggers yet.

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niggers

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From this reading Some places there shows that things can't be so awful much changed since slavery days, and most of the niggers are sure enough country niggers yet.

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number

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From this reading There's a lot of counties in Georgia where the blacks are equal in number to the whites, and two or three counties where the blacks number over the whites by two to one.

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of

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From this reading There's a lot of counties in Georgia where the blacks are equal in number to the whites, and two or three counties where the blacks number over the whites by two to one.

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one

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From this reading There's a lot of counties in Georgia where the blacks are equal in number to the whites, and two or three counties where the blacks number over the whites by two to one.

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or

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From this reading There's a lot of counties in Georgia where the blacks are equal in number to the whites, and two or three counties where the blacks number over the whites by two to one.

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other

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From this reading Some of 'em raises fruit, too, and other things, of course; but cotton is the main stand-by, and it looks like it always will be.

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ourselves

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From this reading It was fur a little town in one of the latter that we pinted ourselves, Doctor Kirby and me and Sam--right into the blackest part of the black belt.

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over

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From this reading There's a lot of counties in Georgia where the blacks are equal in number to the whites, and two or three counties where the blacks number over the whites by two to one.

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part

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From this reading It was fur a little town in one of the latter that we pinted ourselves, Doctor Kirby and me and Sam--right into the blackest part of the black belt.

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pinted

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From this reading It was fur a little town in one of the latter that we pinted ourselves, Doctor Kirby and me and Sam--right into the blackest part of the black belt.

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places

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From this reading Some places there shows that things can't be so awful much changed since slavery days, and most of the niggers are sure enough country niggers yet.

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plantations

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From this reading That country is full of big-sized plantations, where they raise cotton, cotton, cotton, and then MORE cotton.

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raise

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From this reading That country is full of big-sized plantations, where they raise cotton, cotton, cotton, and then MORE cotton.

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raises

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From this reading Some of 'em raises fruit, too, and other things, of course; but cotton is the main stand-by, and it looks like it always will be.

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right

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From this reading It was fur a little town in one of the latter that we pinted ourselves, Doctor Kirby and me and Sam--right into the blackest part of the black belt.

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Sam

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From this reading It was fur a little town in one of the latter that we pinted ourselves, Doctor Kirby and me and Sam--right into the blackest part of the black belt.

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shows

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From this reading Some places there shows that things can't be so awful much changed since slavery days, and most of the niggers are sure enough country niggers yet.

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since

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slavery

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so

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From this reading Some places there shows that things can't be so awful much changed since slavery days, and most of the niggers are sure enough country niggers yet.

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Some

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From this reading Some of 'em raises fruit, too, and other things, of course; but cotton is the main stand-by, and it looks like it always will be.

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stand-by

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From this reading Some of 'em raises fruit, too, and other things, of course; but cotton is the main stand-by, and it looks like it always will be.

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sure

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From this reading Some places there shows that things can't be so awful much changed since slavery days, and most of the niggers are sure enough country niggers yet.

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that

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From this reading It was fur a little town in one of the latter that we pinted ourselves, Doctor Kirby and me and Sam--right into the blackest part of the black belt.

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the

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From this reading There's a lot of counties in Georgia where the blacks are equal in number to the whites, and two or three counties where the blacks number over the whites by two to one.

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then

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From this reading That country is full of big-sized plantations, where they raise cotton, cotton, cotton, and then MORE cotton.

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there

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From this reading Some places there shows that things can't be so awful much changed since slavery days, and most of the niggers are sure enough country niggers yet.

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There's

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From this reading There's a lot of counties in Georgia where the blacks are equal in number to the whites, and two or three counties where the blacks number over the whites by two to one.

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they

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From this reading That country is full of big-sized plantations, where they raise cotton, cotton, cotton, and then MORE cotton.

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things

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From this reading Some of 'em raises fruit, too, and other things, of course; but cotton is the main stand-by, and it looks like it always will be.

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three

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From this reading There's a lot of counties in Georgia where the blacks are equal in number to the whites, and two or three counties where the blacks number over the whites by two to one.

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to

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From this reading There's a lot of counties in Georgia where the blacks are equal in number to the whites, and two or three counties where the blacks number over the whites by two to one.

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too

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From this reading Some of 'em raises fruit, too, and other things, of course; but cotton is the main stand-by, and it looks like it always will be.

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town

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From this reading It was fur a little town in one of the latter that we pinted ourselves, Doctor Kirby and me and Sam--right into the blackest part of the black belt.

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two

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From this reading There's a lot of counties in Georgia where the blacks are equal in number to the whites, and two or three counties where the blacks number over the whites by two to one.

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was

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From this reading It was fur a little town in one of the latter that we pinted ourselves, Doctor Kirby and me and Sam--right into the blackest part of the black belt.

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we

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From this reading It was fur a little town in one of the latter that we pinted ourselves, Doctor Kirby and me and Sam--right into the blackest part of the black belt.

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where

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From this reading There's a lot of counties in Georgia where the blacks are equal in number to the whites, and two or three counties where the blacks number over the whites by two to one.

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whites

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From this reading There's a lot of counties in Georgia where the blacks are equal in number to the whites, and two or three counties where the blacks number over the whites by two to one.

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will

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From this reading Some of 'em raises fruit, too, and other things, of course; but cotton is the main stand-by, and it looks like it always will be.

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yet

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From this reading Some places there shows that things can't be so awful much changed since slavery days, and most of the niggers are sure enough country niggers yet.

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