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On September 13 1858, slave catchers under the authority of the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act kidnapped a young black man. The young man, John Price, was captured in the city of Oberlin, Oh, north in the state, some 30 miles west of Cleveland. When news of the kidnapping reached Oberlin, home to one of the…
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Truth scarce ever yet carried it by vote anywhere at its first appearance: new opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they are not already common. But truth, like gold, is not the less so for being newly brought out of the mine. It is trial and examination must…
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Do we really need others? For the past 15 years, I have made the issue of “community” a major issue in my life. The more I’ve taught & studied US history over the years, the more intense comes my belief that without a clear sense of holding together, the country fails. I’ve written about this…