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Those who become incoculated with the virus of race hatred are more unfortunate than the victim of it. Race hatred is the most malignant poison that can afflict the mind. It freezes up the fount of inspiration and chills the higher faculties of the soul.

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Kelly Miller
Age: 76 †
Born: 1863
Born: July 23
Died: 1939
Died: December 29
Essayist
Mathematician
Sociologist
Winnsboro
South Carolina
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