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Mobilization for Secession in Greenville DistrictEntry/Object ID
RG134-06-04Description
Between 1830 and 1860, Greenville District shifted from strong Unionist opposition to Nullification toward full support for secession. Early leaders like Benjamin F. Perry and William Lowndes Yancey resisted Calhoun’s disunionism. Despite intense Nullifier efforts, Unionists dominated local politics and media. By the 1850s, abolitionist threats, the Wilmot Proviso, and John Brown’s 1859 raid intensified pro-slavery and secessionist sentiment. Newspapers like the Mountaineer shaped public opinion, and by 1860, fear of Northern aggression and slave revolts united citizens. The once-Unionist district overwhelmingly supported secession, sending pro-secession delegates to the state convention that voted to leave the Union.Collection
Proceedings and PapersCopyright
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Greenville Country Historical SocietyCopyright Details
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