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The Time of the Lincolns
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A Rising Nation

Defending Slavery: Comparing Factory Workers and Slaves
Read an excerpt from William Grayson's poem, "The Hireling and the Slave".

A Defender of Slavery
George Fitzhugh's 1857 Cannibals All! or, Slaves Without Masters, makes a racist argument.
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