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It is a subject of gratulation that the efforts which have been made for the suppression of this inhuman traffic have been recently attended with unusual success.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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Du Bois expresses satisfaction with the recent successes in combating the slave trade, celebrating progress in human rights.
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