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Page 144
... negro slavery . There was a moral repug- nance to the thought of one man owning another , as a horse is owned , that could not be overcome by any amount of argu- ment . In vain the Southern defenders of their " peculiar institu- tion ...
... negro slavery . There was a moral repug- nance to the thought of one man owning another , as a horse is owned , that could not be overcome by any amount of argu- ment . In vain the Southern defenders of their " peculiar institu- tion ...
Page 378
William E. Woodward. federate states would reject any amendment which made the negro a voter . The intellectual limitations of those in authority at that time are painfully obvious . In reality the negro question was not a political ...
William E. Woodward. federate states would reject any amendment which made the negro a voter . The intellectual limitations of those in authority at that time are painfully obvious . In reality the negro question was not a political ...
Page 430
... negro legislators were bought and sold in all the Southern states . Zebulon B. Vance , of North Carolina , tells an amusing story of an elderly negro member of the legislature of his state who was found late at night in his room ...
... negro legislators were bought and sold in all the Southern states . Zebulon B. Vance , of North Carolina , tells an amusing story of an elderly negro member of the legislature of his state who was found late at night in his room ...
Contents
MEN AND HORSES | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FANTASIES | 25 |
THE UNWILLING SOLDIER | 38 |
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