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Clerical Oppressors and the Slave Question in Charleston
A 1835 Charleston report condemns clergy aiding slave-kidnapping and illegal oppression. The piece denounces hypocritical church leaders who bless theft and deny liberty to the enslaved, calling for justice and the defense of human rights.
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