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And yet, in spite of the opposition encountered, and the obstacles opposed to their acquisition of knowledge and their accumulation of property, the progress made by colored women along these lines has never been surpassed by that of any people in the history of the world.
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Seeking no favors because of our color, nor patronage because of our needs, we knock at the bar of justice, asking an equal chance.