This is the complete text of Charles Sumner's famous and controversial speech, "The Barbarism of Slavery," delivered in the United States Senate on June 4, 1860. Sumner, a leading abolitionist and Senator from Massachusetts, argued passionately against the expansion of slavery and for the admission of Kansas as a free state.
In this powerful address, Sumner presents a scathing indictment of slavery, denouncing it as a moral, social, and political evil. His uncompromising stance and eloquent rhetoric made this speech one of the most significant and debated pronouncements of the pre-Civil War era. This edition allows modern readers to examine Sumner's arguments firsthand and understand the deeply divisive issues that led to the nation's bloodiest conflict. A vital historical document reflecting the intense debates surrounding slavery in antebellum America.
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