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For personal cruelties, for stripes that shiver his flesh, and blows that break his bones, for robbery or for murder, neither he nor his friends can have preventive, remedy, or recompense.
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Mann highlights the complete lack of legal recourse available to slaves who endure severe physical and emotional harm.
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