"If they stake their lives for us they must be prompted by the strongest motive... the promise of freedom. And the promise being made, must be kept..." 1/2
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"There have been men who proposed to me to return to slavery the black warriors. I should be damned in time and in eternity for so doing. The world shall know that I will keep my faith to friends and enemies, come what will." 2/2

Jun 6, 2020 · 1:06 PM UTC

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Abraham Lincoln said these words over 150 years ago. The promise has not been kept.
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