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John Morley: “On the other hand, the cause of the South was so connected with slavery that a strong counter-current of feeling must…”

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On the other hand, the cause of the South was so connected with slavery that a strong counter-current of feeling must arise in the mind.
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John Morley

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Morley reflects on the complexities of public sentiment regarding the American Civil War and slavery.

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