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There is reason to believe that these executions are not of rare occurrence, and that many of them, either through indifference or policy, are not noticed in the Southern papers.
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Lewis Tappan
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gutenberg.orgLewis Tappan: “There is reason to believe that these executions are not of rare occurrence, and that many of them, either through…”
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Tappan highlights the troubling frequency of executions that go unreported in Southern newspapers, emphasizing a culture of indifference.
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