Charles Sumner: “But, alas! one of the saddest chapters in our history is the conduct…”

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But, alas! one of the saddest chapters in our history is the conduct of judges, lending themselves to the support of Slavery.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner laments the role of judges in perpetuating slavery rather than upholding justice.

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