Charles Sumner: “That we may continue freemen, there must be no slaves; and thus our…”

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That we may continue freemen, there must be no slaves; and thus our own security is linked with the redemption of a race.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner connects the freedom of individuals with the liberation of enslaved people.

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Charles Sumner: “That we may continue freemen, there must be no slaves; and thus our own security is linked with the redemption of a…”