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Charles Sumner: “It is the exhibition of Slave-Masters in Congressional history.”

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It is the exhibition of Slave-Masters in Congressional history.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner highlights the representation of slave owners in the history of Congress.

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