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Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 White slavery in the Barbary States.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.070 Author/Creator: Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Pamphlet Date: 1847 Pagination: 60 p. ; 23.4 x 14.6 cm. Order a Copy

Lecture given before the Boston Mercantile Library Association, 17 February 1847. Sumner argues that American slavery was based on white American racism. Published by William D. Ticknor and Company, Boston. Printed by Metcalf and Company, Cambridge.

Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874

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