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Once it was Slavery; now it is Caste; and the same excuse is assigned now as then.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Once it was Slavery; now it is Caste; and the same excuse is assigned now as then.”
Editor's note · Context
Sumner draws a parallel between historical slavery and contemporary caste systems.
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