Charles Sumner: “Such is the protection thrown by the Constitution over every “person,”…”

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Such is the protection thrown by the Constitution over every “person,” without distinction of race or color, class or condition.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner asserts that the Constitution protects all individuals equally, regardless of their background.

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Charles Sumner: “Such is the protection thrown by the Constitution over every “person,” without distinction of race or color, class or…”