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    The Freedmen's Book
    The Freedmen's Book
    The Freedmen's Book
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    The Freedmen's Book

    By Lydia Maria Child

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    The Freedmen's Book by Lydia Maria Child is about Child's opposition to slavery and her argument in favor of abolition. Lydia Maria Child was a woman's rights activist who became in favor of abolition after reading the works of William Lloyd Garrison.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGood Press
    Release dateApr 26, 2021
    ISBN4057664636775

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