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James Forten: Our country asserts...

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Our country asserts for itself the glory of being the freest upon the surface of the globe... but one dark spot still dimmed its lustre. Domestic slavery existed among a people who had themselves disdained to submit to a master.

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-- James Forten, (Sep 2 1766-1842), US businessman, abolitionist; He fought in the Revolutionary War; successful Philadelphia businessman and early proponent of the political convention and abolition movements.


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