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The Conductor: The Story of Rev. John Rankin, Abolitionism's Essential Founding Father

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Resistance and Resolve: The Role of Clergy in Abolitionism

This chapter explores a reverend's journey to combat oppression and slavery within the clergy, detailing his challenges in Tennessee and eventual move to supportive congregants in Kentucky. It emphasizes the pivotal role of the pulpit in promoting abolitionist ideas during a period when gradual emancipation was losing ground.

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