In the joy and exultation of the old master class over the defeat of the Republican party, and over the return of the old Democratic party to power, they read what they thought their doom.
This quote reflects the anxiety felt by African Americans in response to the political changes of the time.
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But we are not here to applaud manly courage, save as it has been displayed in a noble cause.
It had no interest in recognizing or preserving any of the ties that bind families together or to their homes.
It only abolished slavery where it did not exist, and left it intact where it did exist.
A son of toil himself, he was linked in brotherly sympathy with the sons of toil in every loyal part of the republic.