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Manuscript text of a speech welcoming home Negro soldiers from World War I,
delivered by an anonymous orator, probably a preacher. 9 pages, 4to. Np, circa 1919
- Notes: The speech was delivered to Negro soldiers returning from France and Belgium and extols the bravery and loyalty of those soldiers. The speech ended with the recitation of a poem, a part of which reads, "Our portion is and yet will be to drink a bitter cup in many things, yet all must see the race is moving up / Oh men of my race, awake, arise! Our morning's in the air, there's scarlet all along the skies, our day breaks everywhere." A full transcription is provided.
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