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#1555 John Quincy Adams Deserves Better

Listening to America

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The Importance of John Quincy Adams

The South had prevented petitions from being taken seriously in the Congress of the United States. John Quincy Adams was a principled antagonist to slavery, but he didn't grandstand and give speeches against slavery. He very thoughtfully fought on this one front about democratic process.

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