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Part 2 of 3 (Part 1 here)

The Negro and Language

After the opening matter ate up about 20% of the text, the book begins for real. As it starts to get to the point, the moaning opens up in earnest:

The problem that we confront in this chapter is this: The Negro of the Antilles will be proportionately whiter — that is, he will come closer to being a real human being — in direct ratio to his mastery of the French language.