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<p><b>Edward Coles, who lived from 1786-1868, is most often remembered for his antislavery correspondence with Thomas Jefferson in 1814, freeing his slaves in 1819, and leading the campaign against the legalization of slavery in Illinois during the 1823-24 convention contest.</b></p><p>In this new full-length biography Suzanne Cooper Guasco demonstrates for the first time how Edward Coles continued to confront slavery for nearly forty years after his time in Illinois. Not only did he attempt to
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- Author
- Suzanne Cooper Guasco
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780875806891
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Biography, Science
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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