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The American Abolitionist Movement
An excerpt from an 1832 book, Abolitionism Exposed!, by William Willcocks Sleigh.

An excerpt from an 1832 book, Abolitionism Exposed!, by William Willcocks Sleigh.

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Sleigh, William Wilcocks, excerpt from “Abolitionism exposed!,” Digital Public Library of America, https://dp.la/item/6ec923cd64846cdbf2221fe75642f479.
Note: These citations are programmatically generated and may be incomplete.
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