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Hardcover Speech of Hon. Jefferson Davis, of Mississippi Book

ISBN: 1020505885

ISBN13: 9781020505881

Speech of Hon. Jefferson Davis, of Mississippi

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Originally delivered in 1850, this speech by future Confederate president Jefferson Davis defends the institution of slavery and calls for its expansion into the western territories. Davis argues that slavery is a constitutional right and accuses anti-slavery politicians of seeking to destroy the Union. This speech provides insight into the deep divisions that would eventually lead to the Civil War.

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