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    1. …in reply to @undefined
      @tanehisicoates American tradition for both sides to invoke what is/isn't "American." Late historian Sacvan Bercovitch nailed this point.
  1. …in reply to @wcaleb
    @tanehisicoates But I'm not totally opposed to using American ideals to mobilize shame. Was a powerful tool for abolitionists.