Charles Sumner: “Separation implies one thing for a white person and another thing for…”

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Separation implies one thing for a white person and another thing for a colored person; but Equality is where all have the same alike.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner defines true equality as the same treatment for all individuals, regardless of race.

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Charles Sumner: “Separation implies one thing for a white person and another thing for a colored person; but Equality is where all have…”