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The nine balls that slew our departed brother came from Slavery.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “The nine balls that slew our departed brother came from Slavery.”
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Sumner directly links the violence that led to the soldier's death to the institution of slavery, emphasizing its destructive nature.
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