Charles Sumner: “The hapless Africans, allured with hopes of freedom, forsook their…”

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The hapless Africans, allured with hopes of freedom, forsook their owners, and repaired in great numbers to the royal army.

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He highlights the plight of enslaved Africans who sought freedom by joining the British forces during the war.

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