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“Susan Boggs, a black runaway interviewed in Canada in 1863, said of the religious slave masters: 'Why the man that baptized me had a colored woman tied up in his yard to whip when he got home that very Sunday and her mother . . . was in church hearing him preach. He preached, You must obey your masters and be good servants.- That is the greater part of the sermon, when they preach to the colored folks. . . .'”

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Give Me Liberty: Freeing Ourselves in the Twenty-First Century

This book delves into the concept of liberty and its significance in the context of the twenty-first century, examining various aspects of personal and collective freedom. more

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Gerry Spence
Gerry Spence

Gerry Spence is an American lawyer renowned for his defense skills in criminal trials. Born on January 8, 1929, he is a widely influential figure in the legal community. more

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