“We want no negro equality, no negro citizenship; we want no negro race to degrade our own.”

— Robert Toombs

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About Robert Toombs

Politician • American

Robert Toombs was an influential American politician and a leading figure in the secessionist movement in the Southern United States. He served in the Georgia legislature, the U.S. House of Representatives, and the U.S....

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