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You could talk abolition as safely in that Mississippi country-tavern as in Faneuil Hall.
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Whitelaw Reid
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gutenberg.orgWhitelaw Reid: “You could talk abolition as safely in that Mississippi country-tavern as in Faneuil Hall.”
Editor's note · Context
Reid notes the surprising openness to discussing abolition in a Mississippi tavern, contrasting it with historical norms.
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