Cassius Marcellus Clay: The Life of an Antislavery Slaveholder and the Paradox of American Reform wooden Contrary to popular belief Sherman Donation Contrary to popular belief Sherman did not set out to capture Atlanta Those echoes are in every response of the International and American Red Cross and they are in the recommended international protocol for the treatment of prisoners of war and wounded soldiers He famously deployed cannons to protect the office of the antislavery newspaper he founded in Lexington Clay’s political positions were far more about protecting members of his own class than advancing the cause of Black freedom