p. 8
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My father was miserably treated by the mining company, but he had imbibed the false humility and meekness that the oppressors of his race and class had hypocritically taught him. He sought consolation from his torment in a touching devotion to his church, distracting himself from the sordid realities of his life and that of his family with dreams of the Reward Hereafter.
— Angelo Herndon
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "My father was miserably treated by the mining company, but he had imbibed the false humility and meekness that the oppressors of his race and class had hypocritically taught him. He sought consolation from his torment in a touching devotion to his church, distracting himself from the sordid realities of his life and that of his family with dreams of the Reward Hereafter." in the context of "p. 8" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Angelo Herndon" (Quotes, Let Me Live (1937))
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About Angelo Herndon
Angelo Braxton Herndon (May 6, 1913 – December 9, 1997) was an African-American labor organizer. He was arrested and convicted for insurrection after attempting to organize black and white industrial workers in common in 1932 in Atlanta, Georgia. The prosecution case rested heavily on Herndon's possession of "communist literature."
About Angelo Herndon
Angelo Braxton Herndon (May 6, 1913 – December 9, 1997) was an African-American labor organizer. He was arrested and convicted for insurrection after attempting to organize black and white industrial workers in common in 1932 in Atlanta, Georgia. The prosecution case rested heavily on Herndon's possession of "communist literature."
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