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Charles Sumner: “The first looked down upon Slavery; the second look up to Slavery.”

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The first looked down upon Slavery; the second look up to Slavery.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner contrasts the views of those who see slavery as wrong with those who view it positively.

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