Charles Sumner: “If you rally against that Amendment, your next move should be to…”

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If you rally against that Amendment, your next move should be to repeal the existing Civil Rights Act as inconsistent with the Constitution.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner argues that opposing the amendment would logically lead to the repeal of the Civil Rights Act.

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Charles Sumner: “If you rally against that Amendment, your next move should be to repeal the existing Civil Rights Act as inconsistent…”