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Newspapers from northern, southern, and border states specifically selected for regional and diverse perspectives covering the years 1840-1865.
Pamphlets (often 20–40 page treatises) were the op-ed pieces of their day. They provided an outlet for individuals to express their views through an alternative channel. These respected pamphlet collections are a perfect complement to the variety of editorial perspectives included in the newspapers.
This full-text primary source collection is the first to comprehensively detail the extensive work of African Americans to abolish slavery in the United States prior to the Civil War.
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