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Ep. 190 Free speech and Abolitionism

So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast

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The Great John Quincy Adams

John Quincy Adams was a former president of the United States and son of Abigail Adams. He spoke out in support of abolitionist Frederick Douglass during his time as an African-American enslaved man on Maryland's Eastern Shore. The Dixie dominated government adopted a resolution stating that enslaved people did not possess the First Amendment right to petition. Years later, a man recalled hearing about the petition as a teenager.

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