Read the following quote from Hiram Rhodes Revels:
I find that the prejudice in this country to color is very great, and I sometimes fear that it is on the increase...
In the space provided, reflect on Revels’ quote. Do you believe that attitudes toward race have improved since this quote was made? Is there work still to be done? Use examples to support your thoughts.
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Hiram Rhodes Revels was born to free parents in Fayetteville, North Carolina, on September 27, 1827. His father worked as a Baptist preacher, and his mother was of Scottish descent. He claimed his ancestors “as far back as my knowledge extends, were free,” and, in addition to his Scottish background, he was rumored to be of mixed African and Croatan Indian lineage.2 In an era when educating black children was illegal in North Carolina, Revels attended a school taught by a free black woman and worked a few years as a barber. In 1844, he moved north to complete his education. Revels attended the Beech Grove Quaker Seminary in Liberty, Indiana, and the Darke County Seminary for black students, in
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