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Agee also argued that the filmmakers equivocated on the issue of discrimination against African Americans, noting, They have the sardonic courage to preach the main persuaders to a Southern boy, taking painfully embarrassing care never to mention Negroes; but they lack the courage to make that omission inescapably clear to the audience. 28

Caught in the Crossfire: Adrian Scott and the Politics of Americanism in 1940s Hollywood 2007

They bring virtually no value other than that his persuaders were able to wrest them from Hillary, making him look stronger than her.

Exit Polls: Did the Edwards endorsement make a difference? 2008

We had lost our new combination 'persuaders' in the crash of our ship so we were back to normal weapons.

Duel Under the Double Sun Scheer, Karl 1977

What can a nation say when for years it has known that a large and influential lobby has been maintained to influence statesmen, a lobby comprising a corps of "persuaders" in the pay of business men?

As A Chinaman Saw Us Passages from his Letters to a Friend at Home Anonymous

They were "persuaders," by which native Chinese policemen secretly extract confessions from unwilling criminals -- light cuts with a sharp knife on the surface of the skin, and after ----

The Daffodil Mystery Edgar Wallace 1903

I turned, whipped on my own belt with its two "persuaders," and blandly smoothing my ribs, added "Now! here are two ready, Yankees or no Yankees."

The Cavalier George Washington Cable 1884

Armed with substantial "persuaders," Jaggers leaves with an agent of

The Little Lady of Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance Richard Savage 1874

The grand hickory-stick he twirls in his hand would be enough, with his dare-devil look, to frighten most persons; but when we state that in the depth of the pocket of the remarkable check-coat that he wears he conceals one of the most beautiful 'persuaders' ever manufactured by Colt, we are satisfied he will be a terror to all evil-doers.

Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 419 Volume 17, New Series, January 10, 1852 Various 1841

"I shall take the liberty of letting you have one of our combination double-barreled 'persuaders'.

Duel Under the Double Sun Scheer, Karl 1977

You have your choice of two weapons -- you may carry your 'persuaders' or your knuckle knives, and each man will arm himself with four Mills bombs, these to be used only in case of emergency. "

Over the Top Arthur Guy Empey 1923