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The most degraded slaves in the South, it has been commonly testified by Southerners themselves, were to be found in South Carolina and on the sugar plantations of the South-west.
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Whitelaw Reid
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Reid comments on the conditions of enslaved individuals in South Carolina, highlighting the harsh realities they faced.
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