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Two questions naturally arise, if we ratify the Constitution: Shall we do anything by our act to hold the blacks in slavery? or shall we become partakers of other men's sins?
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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Du Bois poses moral questions about the implications of ratifying the Constitution in relation to slavery.
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