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... slavery . It was not enough , he argued , to deport freed Negroes ; Virginia must face the larger question of preserving or elim- inating Negro slavery itself . " The disease is deep rooted - it is at the heart's core- it is consuming ...
... slavery . It was not enough , he argued , to deport freed Negroes ; Virginia must face the larger question of preserving or elim- inating Negro slavery itself . " The disease is deep rooted - it is at the heart's core- it is consuming ...
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... slavery . Even many Virginians who earlier had taken a moderately critical view of slavery were turned to its support by the revolution- ary character of abolitionism . Dew's Defense of Slavery , 1832 One of the most influential books ...
... slavery . Even many Virginians who earlier had taken a moderately critical view of slavery were turned to its support by the revolution- ary character of abolitionism . Dew's Defense of Slavery , 1832 One of the most influential books ...
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... slavery was left open . In the District of Columbia the slave trade was abolished , but not slavery . And the South was granted a stricter law for the return of runaway slaves . The new law , necessarily stern , was written . by Senator ...
... slavery was left open . In the District of Columbia the slave trade was abolished , but not slavery . And the South was granted a stricter law for the return of runaway slaves . The new law , necessarily stern , was written . by Senator ...
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THE EARLIEST VIRGINIANS 17058 | 7 |
ENGLANDS FIRST VENTURES IN VIRGINIA | 20 |
UNDER COMPANY CONTROL 16071624 | 30 |
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