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The Democratic party sold itself out to slavery and virtually died when slavery died.
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Victoria C. Woodhull
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gutenberg.orgVictoria C. Woodhull: “The Democratic party sold itself out to slavery and virtually died when slavery died.”
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Woodhull argues that the Democratic party lost its relevance after the abolition of slavery.
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