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To: Virginia-American; zeeba neighba; xzins
The famous atheist Robert Ingersoll was an abolitionist.

Perhaps you have him mixed up with his father. His father, John Ingersoll, was a famous abolitionist. His Father was also a preacher, so I suspect that any abolitionist ideas he got came from his father's pulpit. I can't seem to find any abolitionist writings by Robert Ingersoll. Perhaps you have some?

485 posted on 11/10/2005 10:04:09 PM PST by P-Marlowe
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To: P-Marlowe
Essay on Robt. Ingersoll by M. M. O'Hair. She says he got abolitionism from his parents, but was an SOB on most other issues.

another essay. Google gets a lot of hits

489 posted on 11/10/2005 10:14:15 PM PST by Virginia-American
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