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Charles Sumner: “It is impossible to exaggerate the importance of this act as a national landmark, especially when we consider that on…”

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It is impossible to exaggerate the importance of this act as a national landmark, especially when we consider that on the list of those who sanctioned it were men fresh from the National Convention, and therefore familiar with the Constitution which it framed.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

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Sumner underscores the historical importance of the act that prohibited slavery, noting the involvement of key figures.

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