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The 14th Section by Abraham Lincoln
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Farewell Address by Jefferson Davis
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Address at Cooper Institute by Abraham Lincoln
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Inaugural Address of John Quincy Adams
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Speech at Galena, Illinois by Abraham Lincoln
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The First Inaugural Address by Andrew Jackson
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Lincoln-Douglas Debates Seven (Alton); Lincoln Opening Remarks
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"Is it a Fraud?" Editorial.
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Dred Scott Decision
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“Men of Color to Arms!” by Frederick Douglass
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Lincoln-Douglas Debate Three (Jonesboro); Douglas Opening Remarks
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"No title" Editorial on Harper's Ferry
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Inaugural Address by John F. Kennedy
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Speech at Hartford Connecticut by Abraham Lincoln
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Inaugural Address by John Adams
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Letter to John Forsyth from Jefferson Davis
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Letter to Varina Howell Davis by Jefferson Davis
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Speech at Washington D.C. by Jefferson Davis
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"Another Word to Colored Men" by Frederick Douglass
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"The Cloud in the Distance No Bigger then a Man's Hand - The First Battle of the 'Irrepressible Conflict.'" Editorial.
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