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George F. Hoar: “But almost every man in Massachusetts felt the Fugitive Slave Law as a personal dishonor.”

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But almost every man in Massachusetts felt the Fugitive Slave Law as a personal dishonor.
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George F. Hoar
Massachusetts

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Hoar notes the personal impact of the Fugitive Slave Law on the people of Massachusetts.

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