Charles Sumner: “For generations you have shut him out from all education, making it a…”

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For generations you have shut him out from all education, making it a crime to teach him to read the Book of Life.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner condemns the historical denial of education to enslaved individuals, equating literacy with fundamental human rights.

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Charles Sumner: “For generations you have shut him out from all education, making it a crime to teach him to read the Book of Life.”