Thomas Wilson Dorr and the Politics of Slavery
Learn more about Dorr’s career in the Rhode Island legislature and his battle against the pro-slavery “gag rule”.
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Learn more about Dorr’s career in the Rhode Island legislature and his battle against the pro-slavery “gag rule”.