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Charles Sumner: “But, clearly, no labor or service can be due from slave to master.”

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But, clearly, no labor or service can be due from slave to master.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

He asserts that slaves cannot owe labor to their masters, highlighting the moral implications of slavery.

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