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,TAGS 3 AM]ICAN1 M9I/]1 UNIV]SALI/1 UNIT>IAN1 *RI/IAN1 SOCIALI/1 ABOLITIONI/1 HOP$ALE1 PACIFISM1 SOCIAL RE=M]4 

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,BIOGRAPHY 3 

  

,AB9 ,BALL\ ,AD9 ,BALL\ WAS BORN 9 ,CUMB]L&1 ,RHODE ,ISL&4 ,FROM A V]Y E>LY AGE ,BALL\ WAS A /RONGLY RELIGI\S MAN4 ,AT ! AGE ( T5 HE CONV]T$ HIS 5TIRE FAMILY TO ! ,RE/ORATIONI/ RELIGION DUR+ ! ,*RI/IAN ,CONNECTION4 ,N9E YE>S LAT] ,BALL\ M>RI$ ,ABIGAIL ,SAYLES4 ,HE EV5TUALLY DECID$ TO PURSUE A C>E] AS A ,UNIV]SALI/ PREA*]4 ,9 #a#h#b#i1 ,ABIGAIL DI$ AFT] GIV+ BIR?1 PROMPT+ ,AD9 ,BALL\ TO REM>RY ! FOLL[+ YE> TO ,LUCY ,HUNT4 

,AFT] PREA*+ = SEV]AL YE>S1 ! PREA*] BEGAN TO GET 9VOLV$ 9 SOCIAL & POLITICAL ISSUES1 SPECIFICALLY TEMP]ANCE1 ABOLITION1 & GOV]NM5T RESI/ANCE4 ,BALL\ BECAME A MAJOR PLAY] 9 ! ABOLITIONI/ SC5E1 WORK+ ) PROM95T FIGURES SU* AS ,WILLIAM ,LLOYD ,G>RISON4 ,BALL\1 H[EV]1 PRACTIC$ ,*RI/IAN NONRESI/ANCE & REFUS$ TO TAKE UP VIOL5T MEANS TO SUPPORT ANY ( HIS BELIEFS4 

,:5 WORK+ AGA9/ ! PRACTICE ( SLAV]Y1 ,BALL\ ALSO BEGAN TO DEVELOP /RONG ANTI-GOV]NM5T FEEL+S BAS$ UPON ! BELIEF ?AT GOV]NM5T VIOLAT$ 9DIVIDUAL SOV]EIGNTY GIV5 BY ,GOD4 ,BAS$ UPON DEV\T RELIGI\S FAI?1 TEMP]ANCE1 ABOLITIONI/ IDEALS1 & ANTI-GOV]NM5T S5TIM5T1 ,BALL\ W\LD LEAD ! ,HOP$ALE COMMUNITY UNTIL HIS DEA? 9 #a#h#i4 ,:ILE ,BALL\ REFUS$ TO BE LABEL$ AS AN AN>*I/1 HE UPHELD MANY AN>*I/ IDEALS &1 9 ! LA/ YE>S ( HIS LIFE1 COMMUNICAT$ ) ! FAM$ ,RUSSIAN AN>*I/ ,LEO ,TOL/OY4 

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,*RONOLOGY 3 
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