Charles Sumner: “Was it folly, when the Senate refused to sanction proceedings by which…”

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Was it folly, when the Senate refused to sanction proceedings by which the Equal Rights of the Black Republic were assailed?

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Massachusetts

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Sumner questions whether it was foolish for the Senate to reject actions that would undermine the rights of the Black Republic.

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Charles Sumner: “Was it folly, when the Senate refused to sanction proceedings by which the Equal Rights of the Black Republic were…”