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Premium Member The Book of Judges
...It was 1857, civil tension on the rise, And the dialogue on servitude found little compromise. Justice Taney cited precedent in making his decree: “A slave is not a citizen; it’s private property......

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Categories: plessey, america, history,
Form: Lyric

Book: Reflection on the Important Things