As they grow in knowledge they will rise and call him blessed; but at the same time they will brand as accursed that arbitrary discrimination of color in the Common Schools of Boston which rendered it necessary for their father, out of small means, to make such sacrifices for their education.
Sumner reflects on how children will honor their father while condemning the racial discrimination in schools that forced sacrifices for their education.
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