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What Did the Secession Declarations Actually Say? - The Documents of Disunion | Sleepy Facts About History
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In the winter of 1860, elected delegates across the American South gathered in state capitols to sign formal ordinances of secession. They published their reasons in newspapers and pamphlets for all to read, and if you take them at their word, they left the Union for one purpose they named repeatedly and without ambiguity: to protect the institution of slavery. This episode examines the primary source documents, including the secession declarations of South Carolina, Mississippi, and…
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