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Thomas Wentworth Higginson - Civil War Abolitionist: Secret Six - Autographed Letter (ALS), 1886

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Thomas Wentworth Higginson - Civil War Abolitionist: Secret Six - Autographed Letter (ALS), 1886

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Thomas Wentworth Higginson autographed hand-written letter (ALS), 1886.

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Thomas Wentworth Higginson (December 22, 1823 – May 9, 1911) was an American Unitarian minister, author, abolitionist, politician, and soldier. He was active in abolitionism in the United States during the 1840s and 1850s, identifying himself with disunion and militant abolitionism. He was a member of the Secret Six who supported John Brown. During the Civil War, he served as colonel of the 1st South Carolina Volunteers, the first federally authorized black regiment, from 1862 to 1864.

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Thomas Wentworth Higginson - Civil War Abolitionist: Secret Six - Autographed Letter (ALS), 1886

Name: Thomas Wentworth Higginson - Civil War Abolitionist: Secret Six - Autographed Letter (ALS), 1886
SKU: 158796876
Price: 55 USD
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