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"path": "/2026/06/01/henry-clays-deal-that-was-no-deal-how-the-compromise-of-1850-deepened-the-slavery-crisis/",
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"textContent": "A black and white drawing of a debate in the U.S. Senate in the middle of the 19th century, where Henry Clay is speaking.",
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