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Marriage was unknown among them; breeding was enjoined as the first of duties; purity, delicacy and education were alike impossible.
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Whitelaw Reid
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Reid discusses the lack of marriage and the emphasis on breeding among slaves, highlighting the dehumanizing aspects of slavery.
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