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A man had been kidnapped in Boston--kidnapped at noon-day, 'on the high road between Faneuil Hall and old Quincy,' and carried off to be a slave!
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gutenberg.orgWilliam Seward: “A man had been kidnapped in Boston--kidnapped at noon-day, 'on the high road between Faneuil Hall and old Quincy,' and…”
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This quote highlights the moral outrage surrounding the issue of slavery and the injustice of kidnapping individuals for that purpose.
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