Charles Sumner: “It was a paltry tax on tea, laid by a Parliament where they were not…”

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It was a paltry tax on tea, laid by a Parliament where they were not represented, that aroused our fathers to the struggles of the Revolution.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner draws a parallel between a historical tax that sparked revolution and current injustices faced by black individuals.

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Charles Sumner: “It was a paltry tax on tea, laid by a Parliament where they were not represented, that aroused our fathers to the…”