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active 1850-1869 David Quinn
Known today for a single surviving 1866 pamphlet, this little-documented writer is remembered less as a literary figure than as a source for studying the racial politics of Reconstruction-era America.
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Petition and memorial of David Quinn, asking for the re-establishment of Negro slavery in the United States
by active 1850-1869 David Quinn
About the author
Very little biographical information appears to be firmly documented about this author beyond the catalog record name David Quinn, active 1850–1869. Major library and book databases, including Project Gutenberg and the Library of Congress, attribute to him the 1866 pamphlet Petition and memorial of David Quinn, asking for the re-establishment of Negro slavery in the United States.
Because so little personal information is confirmed, he is best understood through that publication and its historical setting. The work reflects an extreme pro-slavery position published just after the American Civil War, making it of interest today mainly as a primary-source document of postwar racist ideology rather than for literary reputation.
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