The amendment says that all citizens, white and black, are entitled to the equal and impartial enjoyment of any accommodation, advantage, facility, or privilege furnished by common carriers, by innkeepers, by licensed theatres, by managers of common schools supported by general taxation or authorized by law.
Sumner outlines the rights of all citizens to equal access to public accommodations, reinforcing the principle of equality before the law.
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