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Today is #Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.
Related words from James A. Garfield…
“We began the war for the Union alone, but we had not gone far into its darkness before a new element was added to the conflict...In lessons that
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Related words from James A. Garfield…
“We began the war for the Union alone, but we had not gone far into its darkness before a new element was added to the conflict...In lessons that
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could not be misunderstood, the Nation was taught that God had linked to our own, the destiny of an enslaved race-that their liberty & our Union were indeed 'one & inseparable'...The soil beneath our feet was watered by the tears of slaves, in whose hearts the sight of
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yonder proud Capitol awakened no pride and inspired no hope. But, thanks be to God, this arena of rebellion and slavery is a scene of violence and crime no longer!" ~1868 in @ArlingtonNatl.
“Soon after the great struggle began, we looked behind the army of white rebels, and
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“Soon after the great struggle began, we looked behind the army of white rebels, and
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“The warnings uttered today are not new. During the last twelve years it has often been rung in our ears that by doing justice to the Negro we shall pull down the pillars of our political temple and bury ourselves in its ruins…But, sir, I have lived long enough to learn
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that in the long run it is safest for a nation, a political party, or an individual man to dare to do right, and let the consequences take care of themselves, for he that loseth his life for the truth's sake shall find it…What is this bill? It is a declaration that every
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citizen of the United States shall be entitled to the equal enjoyment of all those public chartered privileges granted under State laws to the citizens of the several States. For this act of plain justice we are told that ruin is again staring us in the face!
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By 1880, many Republicans believed the federal government had done all it could or should for African Americans by ending slavery and passing the so-called "Reconstruction amendments" to the Constitution. While some Republicans began to look toward industrialists and
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financiers as new allies, James A. Garfield-the party's presidential candidate-continued to speak up about civil rights issues & to insist that the Republican party remain true to its roots as a party working toward equality for all.
On Aug. 6, 1880-142 years ago today-
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On Aug. 6, 1880-142 years ago today-
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candidate Garfield was in New York City. He spoke to a huge crowd of thousands from the balcony of Republican headquarters that evening & beautifully summarized what he believed the government should still do for black Americans-& why:
"Soon after the great struggle began,
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"Soon after the great struggle began,
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"...we did more than merely break the chains of the slaves. The abolition of slavery added 4 million citizens to the Republic...I know of nothing more dangerous to a republic than to put into its midst 4 million people stripped of the rights of citizenship, robbed of the
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right of representation, but bound to pay taxes to the government. If they can endure it, we cannot...I say that the inequality of rights before the law, which is now a part of our system, is more dangerous to us that to the black man whom it disfranchises. It is like
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a foreign substance in the body, a thorn in the flesh; it will wound and disease the body politic." ~Congressman James A. Garfield, "Speech on the Restoration of the Southern States," U.S. House of Representatives, Feb. 1, 1866.
#FindYourPark #jamesagarfieldnhs
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#FindYourPark #jamesagarfieldnhs
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"Let the war be conducted 'for the Union' till the whole nation shall be enthused, inspired, transfigured with the glory of that high purpose [abolition]. Let all the deeds of valor add their glory to that purpose, all the blood of noble men that die in the fight hallow it, 1/3
all the love of the people for the fallen ones sanctify and exalt it, till the integrity, indivisibility, and glory of that Union shall gather round itself all the hero-worship, pride and power of the nation, and then, perhaps not till then, they will love the Union more 2/3
than slavery & slay the python because its slimy folds roll toward the cradle of our infant Hercules (for the Union spirit is yet an infant compared with what it is to be.)” ~Brig. Gen. James A. Garfield, Feb. 12, 1862. #FindYourPark #BlackHistoryMonth #jamesagarfieldnhs 3/3
