Charles Sumner: “The fact that a child is black, or that he is white, cannot of itself…”

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The fact that a child is black, or that he is white, cannot of itself be a qualification or a disqualification.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner argues that a child's race should not determine their qualifications in education.

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Charles Sumner: “The fact that a child is black, or that he is white, cannot of itself be a qualification or a disqualification.”