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So sure as night precedes day, war ends in peace, and winter wakes spring, just so sure will the preserving efforts of Freedom's army be crowned with victory's perennial laurels!

William Cooper Nell

Of the services and sufferings of the Colored Soldiers of the Revolution, no attempt has, to our knowledge, been made to preserve a record. They have no historian.

William Cooper Nell

Any person, of ordinary caliber, must know that to become elevated they must cultivate and practice the same traits which are elevating others around them; and if it is (as indeed we all feel it to be) harder for the colored man than others, why then let him work harder, and eventually the summit will be attained.

William Cooper Nell

Be awake! No man, or body of men have a claim upon your liberty, but yourselves.

William Cooper Nell

William Cooper Nell

William Cooper Nell

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Born: December 16, 1816

Died: May 25, 1874 (aged 57)

Bio: William Cooper Nell was an African-American abolitionist, journalist, publisher, author, and civil servant of Boston, Massachusetts, who worked for integration of schools and public facilities in the state.

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