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You require the votes of colored persons in the Rebel States to sustain the Union itself.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “You require the votes of colored persons in the Rebel States to sustain the Union itself.”
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Sumner asserts that the votes of colored citizens in the Rebel States are crucial for the survival of the Union.
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