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Yes whether on the scaffold high or in the battle's van, the fittest place for man to die is where he dies for man.

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Title from item.Date supplied by cataloger.Gift, family of William Lloyd Garrison, April, 1900.
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  1. Antislavery Movements
  2. Boston
  3. Boston (Mass.)
  4. History
  5. Massachusetts
  6. Slaver
  7. Slavery
  8. United States

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