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Such is the plain juridical origin of the American slave code, now vaunted as a badge of Civilization.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Such is the plain juridical origin of the American slave code, now vaunted as a badge of Civilization.”
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Sumner discusses the origins of the American slave code, challenging its claims to civilization.
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