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“- John Quincy Adams: [referring to African slaves] What is their story, by the way?
- Theodore Joadson: Sir?
- John Quincy Adams: What is their story?
- Theodore Joadson: Why, they're… they're from west Africa.
- John Quincy Adams: No. What is their story? Mr. Joadson, you're from where originally?
- Theodore Joadson: Why, Georgia, sir.
- John Quincy Adams: Georgia.
- Theodore Joadson: Yes, sir.
- John Quincy Adams: Does that pretty much sum up what you are? A Georgian?”
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