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His life has been a Dead Sea, where apples of Sodom floated.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “His life has been a Dead Sea, where apples of Sodom floated.”
Editor's note · Context
This metaphor illustrates the despair and lack of fruitful opportunities in the lives of enslaved Africans.
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