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A Congressman "Pleads the Case of White Men"
In 1847, Representative David Wilmot of Pennsylvania made a speech (excerpted below) to the House of Representatives in which he proposed a legislative amendment that would ban slavery from any territory acquired as a result of the war with Mexico. [...]
Item Type: Speech
Historical Era: Antebellum America (1816-1860)