Charles Sumner: “But Massachusetts, by one stroke of the pen of the Supreme Court…”

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But Massachusetts, by one stroke of the pen of the Supreme Court, abolished Slavery forever in that State, and the slaves became freemen.

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Sumner celebrates the Supreme Court's decision that freed slaves in Massachusetts, marking a pivotal moment in the state's history.

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