Charles Sumner: “By license of Slavery, a whole race is delivered over to prostitution…”

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By license of Slavery, a whole race is delivered over to prostitution and concubinage, without the protection of any law.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner critiques slavery for subjecting an entire race to exploitation without legal protection.

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Charles Sumner: “By license of Slavery, a whole race is delivered over to prostitution and concubinage, without the protection of any…”