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History stands aghast at the Massacre of Glencoe in a retired Scotch valley, and our sympathies overflow at the murder of a solitary traveller by the merciless Indian; but these scenes are now repeated.
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Sumner draws a parallel between historical atrocities and the contemporary violence faced by marginalized groups.
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