Andrew Delbanco Quotes

The rebellion was over, the Union restored, and after more than two centuries there was no more slavery from which to run. The vast work of repairing its human devastation had barely begun.

Andrew Delbanco

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• The rebellion was over, the Union restored, and after more than two centuries there was no more slavery from which to run. The vast work of repairing its human devastation had barely begun.

  

  Andrew Delbanco
  • Slavery
  • Over
  • Repairing