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George Boutwell: “In the workshops, the barrooms and other popular resorts the laugh was turned against the slave-owners; the ground was…”

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In the workshops, the barrooms and other popular resorts the laugh was turned against the slave-owners; the ground was prepared for the popular enthusiasm which recruited the armies that exhausted the South, and Lowell must share with Lincoln and Grant the glory of the crowning victories.
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George Boutwell
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Boutwell highlights the cultural shift against slave-owners and acknowledges the contributions of notable figures to the abolitionist cause.

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