Charles Sumner: “One strikes at national life and the other at individual life, while…”

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One strikes at national life and the other at individual life, while both strike at the African race.

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Sumner highlights the dual threats to national and individual life, both of which impact the African race.

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Charles Sumner: “One strikes at national life and the other at individual life, while both strike at the African race.”