Charles Sumner: “It is Liberty that will conduct the freedman to the fields, protect…”

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It is Liberty that will conduct the freedman to the fields, protect him in his toil, and secure to him all its fruits.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner asserts that true liberty will empower freedmen in their work and ensure they reap the benefits of their labor.

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Charles Sumner: “It is Liberty that will conduct the freedman to the fields, protect him in his toil, and secure to him all its fruits.”