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He has always been loyal, and now it is he, and not the Rebel master, who pays the penalty.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “He has always been loyal, and now it is he, and not the Rebel master, who pays the penalty.”
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Sumner emphasizes the loyalty of freedmen and the injustice they face compared to their former masters.
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