Charles Sumner: “You have borne the heavier burdens of Slavery; and as these are now…”

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You have borne the heavier burdens of Slavery; and as these are now removed, believe the others surely will be also.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner acknowledges the burdens of slavery and expresses hope for future equality.

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Charles Sumner: “You have borne the heavier burdens of Slavery; and as these are now removed, believe the others surely will be also.”