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Slavery has been abolished in name; but that is all.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Slavery has been abolished in name; but that is all.”
Editor's note · Context
Sumner points out that the abolition of Slavery is only nominal and does not reflect true freedom.
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