The Senator from Nebraska seems to overlook the fact that the emancipation of the slaves 50 years ago was rather a remarkable event. In fact. I think it may be said without exaggeration that it was one of the great events of the nineteenth century. It ranks with the emancipation of the serfs in Russia and the unification of Italy. and forms a very important part of our own history. The people who were emancipated under the proclamation of Abraham Lincoln were the Negroes of this country. They had not come here voluntarily. They were a forced immigration. We were all responsible for their presence here. North and South alike.
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