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Quote by Edward Wilmot Blyden
The work is to be done in Africa.
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The sentence identifies Africa as the place where the work must happen. It presents this as a clear requirement rather than a suggestion. The wording gives no details about what the work involves; it only states that Africa is its required setting.
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- Black Abolitionist Archive, University of Detroit Mercy Libraries
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- Official Statement
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