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Kathryn Mackel's avatar

Sorry I am late to this but so worth the wait! This account made me gasp more than once! And to think this is all in the beginning of this man's life? Wow. As regard to radicalization...if full-term abortion comes to my state like it did to New York, I could no longer sit on the sidelines and be a sweet little Christian. Thank God for Henry Highland Garnet! What an amazing story and I never would have heard it without Peggy sharing.

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Peggy Drew's avatar

Kathy, your comment affirms my efforts to bring this history to people! Thank you.

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Debby Mills's avatar

Thank you for introducing me to Henry Highland Garnet and Noyes Academy! I had no idea mobs in NH we’re just as inflamed and fearful as in the south. Sigh. What a resilient and persistent person Henry Garnet was to overcome such adversity.

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Peggy Drew's avatar

I think it surprises a lot of people that, even though the northern states abolished legal slavery way before the Civil War, racism remained fierce.

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