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Thursday, October 8, 2015
REVERENCE FOR THE TRUTH
"May those, whose holy task it is
To guide impulsive youth,
Fail not to cherish in their souls
A reverence for the truth;
For teachings which the lips impart
Must have their source within the heart."
--Charlotte L. Forten, "A Parting Hymn," abstracted from THE BLACK MAN HIS ANTECEDENTS GENIUS AND ACHIEVEMENTS by William Wells Brown (2014)
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