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Book cover for Searching for Black Confederates: The Civil War’s Most Persistent Myth (Civil War America)
For many Confederates, the proposal to enlist slaves accompanied by limited emancipation undercut the very rationale for waging war, namely the protection of slavery and white supremacy. “If we offer the slaves freedom as a boon,” said one ...more
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“No one ever seems to question why the burden is all on the teacher to do the engaging, when we ask so little of the students, or for that matter, their parents.” Her vehemence startled me. “I never thought of it that way,” I told her. “No,” she said, not unkindly. “But I promise, you will.”
Tony Danza, I'd Like to Apologize to Every Teacher I Ever Had: My Year as a Rookie Teacher at Northeast High

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“The dictates of humanity came in opposition to the law of the land, and we ignored the law.”
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“It is a popular delusion that the government wastes vast amounts of money through inefficiency and sloth. Enormous effort and elaborate planning are required to waste this much money.”
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“...there is no sound in nature that makes men move along faster than the pumping of a shotgun.”
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“I thought it was always safe to do right. The Bible, in bidding us to feed the hungry and clothe the naked, said nothing about color, and I should try to follow out the teachings of that good book.”
Levi Coffin, Reminiscences

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