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2. So the "Wide Awakes" were the "woke" of the 19th Century.

Tue May 14, 2024, 10:55 AM

May 2024

Thank you for posting. This is a fascinating bit of U.S. history that I'd never known.

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Opinion: These torchlit young marchers helped to save American democracy [View all] mahatmakanejeeves May 2024 OP

That is some obscure history that I've never seen. Arne May 2024 #1

So the "Wide Awakes" were the "woke" of the 19th Century. Mister Ed May 2024 #2

Thank you for posting this. thucythucy May 2024 #3

K AND R (no text) Stuart G May 2024 #4

Wide Awake: The Forgotten Force That Elected Lincoln and Spurred the Civil War mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 #5