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Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879 The Liberator. [Vol. 31 no. 14. (April 5, 1861)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09791.34 Author/Creator: Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Newspaper Date: 5 April 1861 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 66 cm, Width: 46.9 cm Order a Copy

One issue of "The Liberator" dated April 5 1861. This issue includes articles titled, "A Wife's Account of her Husband's Murder" (A Northern man living in the South killed for supposedly aiding a slave) "Southern Ruffianism Toward Northern Citizens," and "The Cure for Southern Secession."

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