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Above all, do not take from the loyal black man and give to the disloyal white man; do not confiscate the political rights of the freedman, who has shed his blood for us, and lavish them upon his Rebel master.
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Sumner argues against political disenfranchisement of loyal Black citizens in favor of disloyal white individuals.
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