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and " it is not necessary that the conclu- 

 sions of Professor Gilliam, in regard to the 

 future of the African race, should be ac- 

 cepted as specifically true. These prognos- 

 tications do not need to be expressly ful- 

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 mind that the problem of the African race 

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 question that concerns the past alone, is 

 really the most vital and important of all 

 the questions that can possibly occupy the 

 national attention for the present and the 

 future." Judge Tourgee notices the vari- 

 ous propositions that have been made of 

 means to meet the evils threatened by this 

 condition of things, and dismisses as imprac- 

 tical and ineffective, all except that of edu- 

 cation — of whites and blacks alike — with 

 its libei-alizing effects in removing prejudice 

 and promoting culture. He indicates the 

 General Government as the most competent 

 agent for performing the educational work ; 

 and his object in publishing this book is to 

 urge that the powers of the Government be 

 turned to this purpose. To make his idea 

 more plain, he sketches a plan under which 

 the administration of the trust shall be con- 

 fided to a single officer, who shall deal direct- 

 ly with the teachers. The great importance 

 of the subject is obvious. Judge Tourgee's 

 ardent presentment of the case deserves the 

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 a criticism of Fichte, and a comparison of 

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