In simple words he records himself once more “against the slavery of negroes,” and then declares that he has ever been “partial to his brethren of that color.” For him the degraded slave is brother, although of a color not his own.
Sumner highlights Lafayette's consistent opposition to slavery and his recognition of the enslaved as brothers, regardless of color.
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