Papers, 1868 Sept. 25.
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Monroe, James, 1821-1898
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James Monroe (1821-1898) was born in 1821 to New England Quakers. Well-educated, Monroe joined the American Anti-Slavery Society lecture circuit in 1841. In 1844 he enrolled in Oberlin College and earned the A.B. in 1846 and the B.D. in 1849. After holding a pastorate in Sandusky, Ohio, he was named professor of Belles Lettres at Oberlin College in 1849. Monroe's antislavery activity led him through several political changes, moving from Garrisonian views, to the Liberty and Free-Soil parties be...