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Quote #10
The editor reached out and put his hand on Jethro's knee. "Because, Jeth, after the thirteenth amendment has become part of our Constitution and for years afterwards—twenty-five, maybe fifty—there will be men and women with dark faces who will walk the length and width of this land in search of the bright promise the thirteenth amendment holds out to them." (12.53)
Ross believes the amendment abolishing slavery is going to have some long-term effects on the country. Freeing all the enslaved people is as simple as a stroke of the pen, but Ross is concerned about their acceptance into free society. He expects this to be an issue than spans across decades.