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Charles Sumner: “And now that, by the blessing of God, we are banishing that terrible wrong which was so long the curse and shame of our…”

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And now that, by the blessing of God, we are banishing that terrible wrong which was so long the curse and shame of our Nation, let us apply ourselves to this other servitude, whose yoke we are all condemned to bear in daily life.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner calls for attention to another form of servitude that affects daily life, following the abolition of slavery.

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