William Lowndes Yancey
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William Lowndes Yancey was an American politician in the Antebellum South. As an influential "Fire-Eater", he defended slavery and urged Southerners to secede from the Union in response to Northern antislavery agitation.
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Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1814 to 1863 · aged 48
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