The “Uncle Toms” are greater enemies than Tillman or Cole B… - Nannie Helen Burroughs

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The “Uncle Toms” are greater enemies than Tillman or Cole Blease had ever been to the Negro race. They have sold us for a mess of pottage. We got the mess, but not the pottage.

Nannie Helen Burroughs

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Nannie Helen Burroughs (May 2 1879 – May 20 1961) was an influential African American, author, educator, orator, and religious leader.

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