Keywords: Abolitionist
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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s
"… and Abolitionist Amory Battles X Brewer Abolitionist John Holyoke X Bangor Abolitionist George Thatcher Thatcher was the first Secretary…"
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Maine's Road to Statehood - The Missouri Compromise: A Moral Dilemma
"Despite an initial pushback by leading abolitionists and organizers in Maine, most statesmen decided that immediate independence was more important…"
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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 2 of 4
"… militia, the town band, the fire company and the Abolitionist Society that North Yarmouth residents enjoyed now existed within the boundaries of…"
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Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians
"Fessenden, an abolitionist who wanted a permanent end to slavery. The federation made Hamlin an abolitionist and started his new career."
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Life on a Tidal River - Narrative
"Other abolitionists found receptive audiences in Bangor during the 1850s. By the time of the national presidential election of 1860, the abolition of…"