Charles Sumner: “It is the morning star that heralds the coming day when the vile…”

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It is the morning star that heralds the coming day when the vile institution shall only live in the history of the Past.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner expresses hope for the end of slavery, likening it to a morning star signaling a new day.

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Charles Sumner: “It is the morning star that heralds the coming day when the vile institution shall only live in the history of the Past.”