Charles Sumner: “Amidst these scenes a Slave-Hunter from Virginia appears, and the…”

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Amidst these scenes a Slave-Hunter from Virginia appears, and the disgusting rites begin by which a fellow-man is sacrificed.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner describes the disturbing scene of a slave-hunter in Boston, highlighting the moral crisis of the time.

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Charles Sumner: “Amidst these scenes a Slave-Hunter from Virginia appears, and the disgusting rites begin by which a fellow-man is…”