Charles Sumner: “So closely was this outrage connected with Slavery, that it was…”

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So closely was this outrage connected with Slavery, that it was, indeed, part of this great wrong.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner connects the denial of rights to the legacy of slavery, asserting that it is part of a larger injustice.

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Charles Sumner: “So closely was this outrage connected with Slavery, that it was, indeed, part of this great wrong.”