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This file appears in: James G. Birney Home

This edition extra attempts to show that Birney used the abolitionist platform to advance his own political fortunes instead of being a true humanitarian. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.

This file appears in: James G. Birney Home

By Tim Talbott
Historical Marker #36 in Danville, Kentucky, notes the birthplace of abolitionist and nineteenth-century presidential candidate, James Gillespie Birney. Birney was born in Danville in 1792 to a…