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James McCune Smith
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“Here, Sir, you behold hundreds of poor children of Africa sharing with those of a lighter hue in the blessings of education; and, while it will be our great pleasure to remember the great deeds you have done for America, it will be our delight also to cherish the memory of General Lafayette as a friend to African emancipation and as a member of this institution.”
James McCune Smith (1813–1865) first seen 1824 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Oratory of student James McCune Smith, age 11, to the Marquis de Lafayette on the occasion of Lafayette's visit to Smith's African Free School No. 2 in New York City on September 10, 1824; from the collections of the Sc…