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Aabye-Gayle D. Francis-Favilla

Aabye-Gayle D. Francis-Favilla is a freelance editor and writer living in New York City. Follow her @Aabsofsteel.

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David Wilmot (1814-1868) U.S. politician from Pennsylvania. One of the founders of the Republican Party; U.S. Senator 1861-1863.
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The Failed 1846 Amendment That Tried to Contain Slavery

Debate over the Wilmot Proviso inflamed North-South divisions ahead of the Civil War.

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