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He stood in the front rank of campaign orators when slavery, rebellion, war, and reconstruction were the stirring questions of the hour.
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Adlai Stevenson
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gutenberg.orgAdlai Stevenson: “He stood in the front rank of campaign orators when slavery, rebellion, war, and reconstruction were the stirring…”
Editor's note · Context
Stevenson acknowledges Oglesby's prominence as a campaign orator during critical historical moments.
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