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First in tiny hamlets like Ripon, Wisconsin, and then in Northern state capitals from Ohio to Maine, aggressive antislavery Republican Parties burst from the chests of old Whiggery.—Matthew Karp, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
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