"They Say," The Boston Advocate, Oct 16, 1886

In this edition of "They Say," Bert Islew informs her readers, among others,

• "That Robert Smalls, the negro statesman, has been elected to Congress, five times. That he will no doubt secure his sixth election in November."
• "That Fred Douglass and his white wife are a great success, socially, in London. That at Liverpool, they attracted admiring attention, on the streets."
• "That Miss Lillian Lewis will be seen this season, in New York, Chicago, Cincinnati, Louisville, Boston, Providence, Brooklyn, Milwaukee, Baltimore, and Washington, and many other places."
• "That the white capitalist at the South keeps the poor white man and the Negro fighting while he goes on with his stealing."

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