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Both these bills are broader even than that of my colleague; for they point to the absolute obliteration of all legal discriminations founded on color, whether in the court-room or at the ballot-box; and to this conclusion we must come at last.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner advocates for legislation that eliminates racial discrimination in legal and electoral contexts.

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