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The very idea of an armed negro startles their fearful imaginations.
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Lewis Tappan
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gutenberg.orgLewis Tappan: “The very idea of an armed negro startles their fearful imaginations.”
Editor's note · Context
Tappan reflects on the fear and anxiety surrounding the idea of armed Black individuals in the South.
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