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Henry David Thoreau

 
H.D.Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau, 19th century author, protested slavery and the war with Mexico, arguing that the United States sought to expand slavery by conquering the lands held by Mexico. Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862)

Photo courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

 
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