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The whole social fabric is disorganized; labor loses its dignity; industry sickens; education finds no schools; religion finds no churches; and all the land of Slavery is impoverished.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “The whole social fabric is disorganized; labor loses its dignity; industry sickens; education finds no schools; religion…”
Editor's note · Context
In this statement, Sumner outlines the societal decay caused by the institution of slavery.
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