On the recordOctober 16, 1854
But while you thus require me to deny the humanity of the negro, I wish to ask whether you of the South, yourselves, have ever been willing to do as much?
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In his Peoria speech, Lincoln challenges the moral consistency of those who demand the denial of Black humanity while questioning if they truly believe it themselves.
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