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He is not “held to service or labor,” but he is held as property.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “He is not “held to service or labor,” but he is held as property.”
Editor's note · Context
Sumner emphasizes that a slave is viewed as property, not as a person entitled to rights.
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