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Not by Slavery, but in spite of Slavery, was Independence achieved.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Not by Slavery, but in spite of Slavery, was Independence achieved.”
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Sumner emphasizes that true independence was achieved despite the existence of slavery in America.
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