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I see that race once enslaved, for a long time deprived of all rights, and now under existing usage and practice despoiled of rights which the Senator himself is in the full enjoyment of.
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Sumner reflects on the ongoing injustices faced by a race that was once enslaved, emphasizing their denied rights.
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