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The negroes are now Americans. Their ancestors came here years ago against their will… — William Howard Taft

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The negroes are now Americans. Their ancestors came here years ago against their will, and this is their only country and their only flag. They have shown themselves anxious to live for it and to die for it.

William Howard Taft
Inaugural Address of William Howard Taft · 1909
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Black AmericansAmericans
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Political speech
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1909
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William Howard Taft
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Taft, William Howard. "Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1909, Senate Chamber, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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