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The planters hate the negro, and the latter class distrust the former; and while this state of things continues, there cannot be harmonious action in developing the resources of the country.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “The planters hate the negro, and the latter class distrust the former; and while this state of things continues, there…”
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Sumner describes the mutual distrust between planters and freedmen as a barrier to progress.
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