Charles Sumner: “Citizens exercised the authority of masters over the negroes, and…”

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Citizens exercised the authority of masters over the negroes, and punished them at their will with such severity as to them seemed fit.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner condemns the authority exercised by citizens over Black individuals, allowing for arbitrary punishment.

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Charles Sumner: “Citizens exercised the authority of masters over the negroes, and punished them at their will with such severity as to…”