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The hatred toward the negro as a freeman is intense among the low and brutal, who are the vast majority.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “The hatred toward the negro as a freeman is intense among the low and brutal, who are the vast majority.”
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Sumner describes the intense hatred directed at freedmen from certain segments of society.
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