William Lloyd Garrison: “In vain do they clank their chains, and fill the air with their…”

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In vain do they clank their chains, and fill the air with their shrieks, and make their supplications for mercy.

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William Lloyd Garrison

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Garrison describes the futile cries for mercy from enslaved individuals, emphasizing their suffering.

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William Lloyd Garrison: “In vain do they clank their chains, and fill the air with their shrieks, and make their supplications for mercy.”