Charles Sumner: “It is the dignity of a black people seeking to place itself, by its…”

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It is the dignity of a black people seeking to place itself, by its own efforts, at the banquet of the civilized world.

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Sumner speaks to the dignity and aspirations of a black people striving for recognition and equality.

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Charles Sumner: “It is the dignity of a black people seeking to place itself, by its own efforts, at the banquet of the civilized world.”