“It is a time that we should look upon this matter of slavery in a new light.”

— Judah Philip Benjamin

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About Judah Philip Benjamin

Politician • American

Judah Philip Benjamin was a distinguished American lawyer, politician, and a key figure in the government of the Confederate States of America. Before the Civil War, he was a successful plantation owner and served as a...

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