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Such was the impudent behest of Slavery, prolonged after it was reported dead.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Such was the impudent behest of Slavery, prolonged after it was reported dead.”
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Sumner describes the persistent influence of slavery, even after its formal abolition, as a challenge to justice.
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