The black man has not been ungrateful for this act, nor for any other consideration which his country has ever shown him. In all of the Nation’s wars his blood has crimsoned every great battle field, from Bunker Hill in Massachusetts to San Juan Hill in Cuba. And nowhere in history is it recorded that he ever dishonored or disgraced the uniform of a United States Soldier. He has been no less faithful in peace than he was brave in war. He has been law-abiding and industrious; “he has been as patient as the earth beneath and as the stars above.” Some day his right to life, liberty and happiness will be granted in all its fullness. “For freedom’s battle once begun, Bequeathed from bleeding sire to son, Though baffled oft, is ever won.” ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ● Transcriber’s Notes: ○ Missing or obscured punctuation was silently corrected. ○ Typographical errors were silently corrected. ○ Inconsistent spelling and hyphenation were made consistent only when a predominant form was found in this book. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of A Glance at the Past and Present of the Negro, by Robert H. Terrell