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When I was a schoolboy in the Northern States, abolitionists were pelted with rotten eggs.
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gutenberg.orgDe Alexander: “When I was a schoolboy in the Northern States, abolitionists were pelted with rotten eggs.”
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This statement illustrates Alexander's recollection of the hostility faced by abolitionists in the Northern States during his youth.
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