Charles Sumner: “Good men and great men were degraded to be captives, while many…”

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Good men and great men were degraded to be captives, while many, neglected by fortune, perished in barbarous Slavery.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner reflects on the degradation of good and great men who became captives, emphasizing the tragedy of slavery.

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Charles Sumner: “Good men and great men were degraded to be captives, while many, neglected by fortune, perished in barbarous Slavery.”