Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 to Yale Law school.
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07971 Author/Creator: Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 Place Written: Hartford, Conn. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1885/12/24 Pagination: 2 p. 22.5 cm x 14.1 cm Order a Copy
Offers to fund a black student's education to Yale Law School: "we have ground the manhood out of them & the shame is ours, not theirs."
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