Charles Sumner: “At first persecuted, gagged, silenced, crucified, she cries out from…”

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At first persecuted, gagged, silenced, crucified, she cries out from the prison, the rack, the stake, the cross, until at last her voice is heard.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner illustrates the resilience of the oppressed voice throughout history.

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Charles Sumner: “At first persecuted, gagged, silenced, crucified, she cries out from the prison, the rack, the stake, the cross, until…”