One eighth of the whole population were colored slaves, not distribute…

Abraham Lincoln
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One eighth of the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but localized in the Southern part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All knew that this interest was, somehow, the cause of the war. ✨ Second Inaugural Address, delivered 4 March 1865
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