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The 1850s were a very promising time for blacks in America. In the decade leading up to the Civil War, the rate of social, political, and economic improvement for blacks increased dramatically in both the North and South. Abraham Lincoln, a president for blacks as well as whites, was in charge of an ever-changing country. ... Douglas, a senator from Illinois, who could also be considered to be leader for the whites, as well as for the blacks. During the 1850s, life for blacks in America would be significantly improved. ... The fact that Henry Clay was able to delay the war, while furthering the standing of blacks as much as this compromise did, was even more admirable.
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