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An antislavery coalition forms the Free Soil party and nominates former president Martin Van Buren as its candidate.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
I began to be interested in public affairs and attended the first convention of the Free Soil party which was held in Worcester.
From Confessions of Boyhood by Albee, John
But it effected little more than to change the name of the Free Soil party.
From Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 by Hoar, George Frisbie
In 1850, being again residing in Boston, he was nominated and ran for the Legislature of Massachusetts, by the Free Soil party of Essex county.
From The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of the Colored People of the United States by Delany, Martin Robison
Wilson, Henry, joins "Free Soil" party, 81; elected Senator, 115; sketch of, 283; opposes Pres.
From The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement by Merriam, George Spring
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