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Horace Mann: “It attainted, not individuals merely, but a whole race.”

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It attainted, not individuals merely, but a whole race.
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Horace Mann
Free Soil · Massachusetts

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Mann asserts that slavery affects not just individuals but entire races, marking a significant societal impact.

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