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To: sheltonmac
"There were many in the South who advocated freeing the slaves before seceding."

Many? How many is "many'? I only recall one who said that after the war, not in 1860. Advocating abolition could get you killed in many areas of the south back then.

98 posted on 07/02/2003 7:23:57 AM PDT by Ditto (You are free to form your own opinions, but not your own facts.)
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To: Ditto
Advocating abolition could get you killed in many areas of the south back then.

Many? How many is "many"?

102 posted on 07/02/2003 7:48:41 AM PDT by sheltonmac
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To: Ditto
Advocating abolition could get you killed in many areas of the south back then.

You just made that up didn't you?
115 posted on 07/02/2003 3:06:25 PM PDT by Blessed
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