Category:Fire-Eaters
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Articles relating a group of pro-slavery Democrats in the antebellum South who urged the separation of Southern states into a new nation, which became the Confederate States of America. The dean of the group was Robert Rhett of South Carolina. Some sought to revive America's participation in the Atlantic slave trade, which had been illegal since 1808.
Pages in category "Fire-Eaters"
The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.