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It was fit that Emancipation, destined to end the Rebellion, should begin in South Carolina, where the Rebellion began.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “It was fit that Emancipation, destined to end the Rebellion, should begin in South Carolina, where the Rebellion began.”
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He argues that South Carolina, the birthplace of the Rebellion, is the appropriate starting point for emancipation efforts.
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