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Here is irresponsible power, rendered more irresponsible still by the seclusion of the plantation, and absolutely fortified by supplementary law excluding the testimony of slaves.
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Sumner warns of the dangers of unchecked power on plantations, exacerbated by laws that silence slaves.
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