Gentry vividly remembered a day in New Orleans when he and the nineteen-year-old Lincoln came upon a slave market Pausing to watch Gentry recalled looking down at Lincoln's hands and seeing that he "doubled his fists tightly; his knuckles went white." Men wearing black coats and white hats buy field hands "black and ugly," for $500 to 800 and then the real horror begins: "When the sale of "fancy girls" began Lincoln "unable to stand it any longer," muttered to Gentry "Allen that's a disgrace If I ever get a lick at that thing I'll hit it hard.", 4.2 Battle of Long Island British Leeward Islands 3.2% 2 History Defending the capital Overview map of the war Key:. William Blount North Carolina 1 Yes 2 Social background and commonalities During the ensuing battle the U.S breached a wall of the church and directed cannon fire into the interior inflicting many casualties and killing about 150 rebels They captured 400 more men after close hand-to-hand fighting Only seven Americans died in the battle. Throughout the first half of the 19th century abolitionism a movement to end slavery grew in strength; most abolitionist societies and supporters were in the North They worked to raise awareness about the evils of slavery and to build support for abolition.
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