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Samuel J. May
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Samuel J. May

American clergyman and religious reformer
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    …of William Lloyd Garrison and Samuel J. May, she opened on the same premises a new school for “young ladies and little misses of color.” The local citizenry were even more outraged and embarked upon a campaign of unremitting persecution and ostracism. Within weeks the Connecticut legislature enacted a bill…

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    …of William Lloyd Garrison and Samuel J. May, she opened on the same premises a new school for “young ladies and little misses of color.” The local citizenry were even more outraged and embarked upon a campaign of unremitting persecution and ostracism. Within weeks the Connecticut legislature enacted a bill…

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