Charles Sumner: “To large numbers the Act was a decree of instant expulsion from the…”

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To large numbers the Act was a decree of instant expulsion from the Republic, under penalty of Slavery to them and their posterity forever.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner condemns the Fugitive Slave Act as a severe injustice that threatens the rights of individuals and their descendants.

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