Charles Sumner: “For the first time in our history, Freedom, after animated struggle…”

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For the first time in our history, Freedom, after animated struggle, hand to hand, was kept in check by Slavery.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner highlights a pivotal moment in history where freedom was suppressed by slavery.

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Charles Sumner: “For the first time in our history, Freedom, after animated struggle, hand to hand, was kept in check by Slavery.”