According to Howard Jones in the book Race on Trial, "Black people had brought suit on behalf of their rights as human beings and, whether on the basis of law or morality, went freeIf they [blacks] found equality before the courts, the momentum would develop for their achieving the same status outside the courts. ... True empathy might help our country move forward, but simple words on a document that sound far from personal will make little impact. ... My thinking was also reinforced by the education I received in school because the institution never fully educated me on the racial and...

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However I quickly found that doing any justice to this subject would require much more than time would allow, nothing less than a book. ... This proclamation is probably one of the most significant events political and social events of the war, with that in mind I beg forgiveness if I seem at times that I am taking my time with background and detail information. ... It was this book in particular that helped me to realize that scope of my research must be wider. ...

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