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Lewis Tappan: No man would even dare for an hour to leave his own habitation; if he did, he would expect on his return to find his…

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No man would even dare for an hour to leave his own habitation; if he did, he would expect on his return to find his wife and children massacred.
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Lewis Tappan

Editor's note · Context

Tappan emphasizes the extreme fear slaveholders experience regarding potential slave uprisings.

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