Charles Sumner: “If I had my way about it, nobody would be excluded from the franchise…”

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If I had my way about it, nobody would be excluded from the franchise that was a male citizen of proper age, let his color be what it would.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner advocates for universal male suffrage regardless of race, emphasizing inclusivity in the franchise.

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