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title: Letters of Hope and Familiarity
date: 2022-01-31T17:42:00-05:00
author: University of Maryland
canonical_url: "https://terp.umd.edu/letters-of-hope-and-familiarity"
section: Articles
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# Letters of Hope and Familiarity

*January 31, 2022* — by [Liam Farrell](/authors/liam-farrell)


- *Photos courtesy of The National Archives and the Library of Congress*
- *Collage by Emma Howells*

> Alum’s New Book Highlights African Americans’ Relationship to Lincoln

*dasffds*

For six months, Black officers in a Union regiment stationed in Florida had been building fortifications and guarding a nine-mile perimeter while earning just over half the salary of their white counterparts—though cannons and rifles themselves wouldn’t discriminate by skin color.


*"To Address You as My Friend" book cover*


*Jonathan W. White headshot*




**Issue:** [Winter 2022](https://terp.umd.edu/editions/winter-2022)


**Types:** [Post-Grad](https://terp.umd.edu/category/post-grad)