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Was some miracle to be wrought through which the slave-masters were to be transfigured into negro apostles and devotees?
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gutenberg.orgGeorge Julian: “Was some miracle to be wrought through which the slave-masters were to be transfigured into negro apostles and devotees?”
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Julian questions the unrealistic expectation that slave owners would become advocates for African Americans' rights.
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