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A million of slaves were ready to rise and strike for freedom at the first tap of the drum.
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William Lloyd Garrison
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gutenberg.orgA million of slaves were ready to rise and strike for freedom at the first tap of the drum.
Garrison emphasizes the readiness of enslaved people to fight for their freedom.
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Let me define my positions, and at the same time challenge any one to show wherein they are untenable.
There is no North." A sordid, truckling, cowardly, compromising spirit, is everywhere seen.
And whom will a just God hold responsible for all these results?
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