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Uris, Leon, fl. 1945 [This night is different...]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05508.248 Author/Creator: Uris, Leon, fl. 1945 Place Written: s.l. Type: Typed quotation signed Date: 1945 Pagination: 1 p. 25.9 x 18.2 cm Order a Copy

"This night is different because we celebrate the most important moment in the history of our people. On this night we celebrate their going forth in triumph from slavery to freedom."

Uris, Leon, fl. 1945

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