We recognize the negro as God and God's Book and God's Laws, in nature, tell us to recognize him. Our inferior, fitted expressly for servitude.
— Jefferson Davis
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• Speech (March 1861), as quoted in Look Away!: A History of the Confederate States of America (2002), by William C. Davis, New York: The Free Press, p. 137
• Source: Wikiquote: "Jefferson Davis" (Quotes, 1860s)
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Description: English: Jefferson Davis.
Date: ca. 1860 - ca. 1865
Source: https://research.archives.gov/id/529264
Author: Brady National Photographic Art Gallery
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