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... held as usual - the meetings crowded , the speakers trenchant , the discussions touching every phase of current affairs . On May 10 the American Anti - Slavery Society held its gathering in the Assembly Rooms , New York City . " The ...
... held as usual - the meetings crowded , the speakers trenchant , the discussions touching every phase of current affairs . On May 10 the American Anti - Slavery Society held its gathering in the Assembly Rooms , New York City . " The ...
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... held his rifle with the other , and com- manded his men with the utmost composure . Again and again Oliver Brown begged in agony to be shot . " No , my son , have patience . I think you will get well , " his father replied . When that ...
... held his rifle with the other , and com- manded his men with the utmost composure . Again and again Oliver Brown begged in agony to be shot . " No , my son , have patience . I think you will get well , " his father replied . When that ...
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... held in many cities . Resolutions denouncing government by bayonets were adopted . A protest meeting , claim- ing to speak for Boston , was held in Faneuil Hall at noon on Friday , January 15 , 1875 . The house was packed to the doors ...
... held in many cities . Resolutions denouncing government by bayonets were adopted . A protest meeting , claim- ing to speak for Boston , was held in Faneuil Hall at noon on Friday , January 15 , 1875 . The house was packed to the doors ...
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The Revolutionary Tradition | 13 |
A New England Boyhood | 18 |
Harvard Days | 26 |
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