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To our glory let it be known that no person could be born a slave on our soil.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “To our glory let it be known that no person could be born a slave on our soil.”
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Sumner celebrates the principle that no one could be born a slave in Massachusetts, highlighting a key aspect of its legal history.
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