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| has gloss | eng: The Secret Six, or the Secret Committee of Six, were six wealthy and influential men who secretly funded the American abolitionist, John Brown. They were Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Samuel Howe, Theodore Parker, Franklin Benjamin Sanborn, Gerrit Smith, and George Luther Stearns. All Six had been involved in the abolitionist crusade prior to their meeting John Brown, and had gradually become convinced that slavery would not die a peaceful death. |
| lexicalization | eng: Secret Six |
| instance of | e/History of the United States |
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| has gloss | ita: I Secret Six (o Committee of Six, Comitato dei Sei) erano un gruppo di potenti ed eruditi leader della finanza e della società del Massachusetts attivi negli anni '50 del XIX secolo (Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Samuel Howe, Theodore Parker, Gerrit Smith, Franklin Sanborn e George Luther Stearns). |
| lexicalization | ita: Secret Six |
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