Carolina Quotes
I was still loyal and true, whether they were black or white. My hands have never left undone anything they could do towards their aid and comfort in the twilight of their lives.
Susie King Taylor Connected to the Carolinas
Source
Reminiscences of My Life in Camp with the 33d United States Colored Troops, Late 1st S. C. Volunteers (Boston, 1902); Documenting the American South, UNC-Chapel Hill
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- Reminiscences of My Life in Camp
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- 1902
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“I was still loyal and true, whether they were black or white…” Susie King Taylor. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-765CEC03E0. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/765cec03e0
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