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[T]he chasm between the principles upon which this Government was founded, in which it still professes to believe, and those which are daily practiced under the protection of the flag, yawn wide and deep.

Source: What It Means to Be Colored in the Capital of the United States.
-- Mary Church Terrell, (Sep 23 1863-1954), US social reformer; She worked to improve women's rights and equality for blacks; first president of National Association of Colored Women, 1896-1904.

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