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Charles Sumner: “This attempt is aggravated, when it is considered how it proceeds in grievous indifference to the African race.”

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This attempt is aggravated, when it is considered how it proceeds in grievous indifference to the African race.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner criticizes the indifference shown towards the African race in the context of political actions.

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