“Slavery, I have no doubt, was a curse, but in our eyes it was a patriarchal institution, and we were not conscious of its wrongs.”

About John Sergeant Wise

Author • American

John Sergeant Wise was an influential American lawyer, politician, and author, and the son of Virginia Governor Henry A. Wise. He served as a U.S. Congressman from Virginia and was a prominent figure in the Readjuster...