Charles Sumner: “The ties formed between slaves are all subject to the selfish…”

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The ties formed between slaves are all subject to the selfish interests or more selfish lust of the master, whose license knows no check.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner highlights the vulnerability of familial ties among slaves to the whims of their masters.

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