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Charles Sumner: “And the very unconsciousness in which he lives aggravates the unhappy influence.”

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And the very unconsciousness in which he lives aggravates the unhappy influence.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner argues that the ignorance of a slave exacerbates their suffering and moral decline.

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