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A Vindication of Secession and the South

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Palmer defends Southern secession and slavery against Breckinridge, arguing constitutional rights, scriptural sanction of servitude, and opposing federal coercion.
Archive ⬩ Citizenship and Government, Race Relations and Slavery
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Benjamin Morgan Palmer was an American Presbyterian minister and theologian who led First Presbyterian Church in New Orleans for nearly half a century and served as the first Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in the Confederate States when it formed in 1861. Recognized as one of the most powerful and eloquent preachers of his generation, Palmer’s pulpit ministry drew wide attention throughout the South.

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