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The colonists are by the Law of Nature free-born, as indeed all men are, white or black.… Does it follow that ‘tis right to enslave a man because he is black?
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “The colonists are by the Law of Nature free-born, as indeed all men are, white or black.… Does it follow that ‘tis right…”
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Sumner argues against the enslavement of individuals based on race, asserting the natural rights of all men.
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