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He was thirty-three years old then, and from that day until Lincoln's proclamation and Lee's surrender freed the negro, he never ceased to work for the abolition of slavery.
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gutenberg.orgDe Alexander: “He was thirty-three years old then, and from that day until Lincoln's proclamation and Lee's surrender freed the negro…”
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This statement highlights the dedication of an individual to the abolition of slavery during a critical period in American history.
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