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It is so commonly taken for granted, that every white man at the South is a slaveholder, that many will doubtingly inquire, where are these non-slaveholding citizens to be found?
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Lewis Tappan
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Tappan challenges the common assumption that all white men in the South are slaveholders, prompting a reflection on the existence of non-slaveholding citizens.
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