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Most of the slaves, who were thus unconditionally freed, returned without any solicitation to their former masters, to serve them, at stated wages; as free men. The work, which they now did, was found to better done than before.
William O. Douglas
Born: October 16, 1898
Died: January 19, 1980 (aged 81)
Bio: William Orville Douglas served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Douglas was confirmed at the age of 40, one of the youngest justices appointed to the court.
Known for:
- Of Men and Mountains (1950)
- Go East, Young Man: The Early Years (1974)
- Beyond the high Himalayas (1952)
- Strange lands and friendly people (1951)
- Nature's Justice
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