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May 16, 2012

Vol. 112, No. 12
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Letters 2007-2008

Early abolitionist views

By Tad Lafountain '72

Published in the February 13, 2008 issue

While Samuel Sewall was commendably early in his questioning of slavery (“Mining Family History,” Books and Arts, Dec. 12), Eve LaPlante ’80 is mistaken in crediting him with writing “... America’s first abolitionist argument.” Francis (Franz) Daniel Pastorius and other members...

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