Quote#Wisdom
Negroes belonging to our citizens are not considered subjects of…
Quote byRobert E. Lee · 1807–1870
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: To Ulysses S. Grant on why black U.S. soldiers were not be repatriated by the Confederacy, as quoted in Liberty, Equality, Power: Enhanced Concise Edition (2009), California: Cengage Learning, p. 433.
English (original)
Negroes belonging to our citizens are not considered subjects of exchange and were not included in my proposition.
— Robert E. Lee
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