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But its Barbarism is yet more conspicuous, when we consider its Educational Establishments, and the unhappy results naturally ensuing from their imperfect character.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Here, Sumner critiques the educational shortcomings in the Slave States, linking them to the institution of slavery.

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