The History of Abraham Lincoln and the Overthrow of Slavery |
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... forever , slavery at the National Capital ; to prohibit it throughout all the Territories ; to repeal the Fugitive Slave Laws ; to put the sword into the hand of the slave , that he might achieve liberty for himself , his family , and ...
... forever , slavery at the National Capital ; to prohibit it throughout all the Territories ; to repeal the Fugitive Slave Laws ; to put the sword into the hand of the slave , that he might achieve liberty for himself , his family , and ...
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... forever secured to the Northwest , and to the great States of Ohio and Illinois , Indiana , Michigan , and Wisconsin , was by far the most important anti - slavery measure in American history , be- tween the Declaration of Independence ...
... forever secured to the Northwest , and to the great States of Ohio and Illinois , Indiana , Michigan , and Wisconsin , was by far the most important anti - slavery measure in American history , be- tween the Declaration of Independence ...
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... forever . In order that slavery might be brought to an end , pro- vision was made in the Constitution that the slave trade might be prohibited by Congress after the year 1808 . It ought to be stated in vindication of the early states ...
... forever . In order that slavery might be brought to an end , pro- vision was made in the Constitution that the slave trade might be prohibited by Congress after the year 1808 . It ought to be stated in vindication of the early states ...
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... forever free . The admission of this State was , on many accounts , a great epoch in the struggle between freedom and slavery . Both parties on this occasion put forth all their strength . Both were aroused to the inherent antagonism ...
... forever free . The admission of this State was , on many accounts , a great epoch in the struggle between freedom and slavery . Both parties on this occasion put forth all their strength . Both were aroused to the inherent antagonism ...
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... forever associated with the emancipation of the slave . His life has been devoted with unselfish singleness of purpose to this great object . Consecrating himself to this grand aim he lived to see it triumph . For more than forty years ...
... forever associated with the emancipation of the slave . His life has been devoted with unselfish singleness of purpose to this great object . Consecrating himself to this grand aim he lived to see it triumph . For more than forty years ...
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