Charles Sumner: “If the colored people are ignorant, degraded, and unhappy, then should…”

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If the colored people are ignorant, degraded, and unhappy, then should they be especial objects of care.

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Sumner argues that society should take special care of those who are marginalized and suffering.

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Charles Sumner: “If the colored people are ignorant, degraded, and unhappy, then should they be especial objects of care.”