SPOTLIGHT

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How might a newly discovered
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our understanding of an abolitionist
hero and his writing?

By Augustine Sedgewick Thursday, October 17, 2024

SPOTLIGHT

Thoreau’s Pencils

How might a newly discovered
connection to slavery change
our understanding of an abolitionist
hero and his writing?

By Augustine Sedgewick Thursday, October 17, 2024

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