Subject: Miscellanea

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The African Slave Trade: The Secret Purpose of the Insurgents to Revive It The African Slave Trade: The Secret Purpose of the Insurgents to Revive It

This 1863 pamphlet alleges that the Confederacy's secret aim was to revive the international slave trade, citing purported intercepted instructions to L.Q.C. Lamar. The pamphlet attributes these instructions to Judah P. Benjamin, though its authenticity is questionable. Printed in Philadelphia by C. Sherman, this pamphlet reflects the anxieties and misinformation surrounding the Civil War and its implications for slavery.