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Charles Sumner: “We have already seen that it is the occasion of inconvenience to colored children, which would not arise, if they had…”

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We have already seen that it is the occasion of inconvenience to colored children, which would not arise, if they had access to the nearest Common School, besides compelling parents to pay an additional tax, and inflicting upon child and parent the stigma of Caste.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner highlights the negative impact of segregated schools on colored children, emphasizing the stigma and additional burdens they face.

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