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She Spoke to the Dead. They Told Her to Free the Slaves.
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She Spoke to the Dead. They Told Her to Free the Slaves.

In 1840s Vermont, Achsa Sprague swore that the spirits who miraculously helped her walk again also possessed her with a crucial mission: freeing every soul in America.

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