Charles Sumner: “Speaking, then, in general terms, the authors of the Fugitive Slave…”

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Speaking, then, in general terms, the authors of the Fugitive Slave Act were the authors of the Rebellion.

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Sumner claims that the authors of the Fugitive Slave Act are also responsible for the rebellion.

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Charles Sumner: “Speaking, then, in general terms, the authors of the Fugitive Slave Act were the authors of the Rebellion.”