Charles Sumner: “Can a respectable colored citizen travel on steamboats or railways, or…”

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Can a respectable colored citizen travel on steamboats or railways, or public conveyances generally, without insult on account of color?

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Massachusetts

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Sumner questions the ability of a respectable Black citizen to travel without facing discrimination, highlighting ongoing racial injustices.

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Charles Sumner: “Can a respectable colored citizen travel on steamboats or railways, or public conveyances generally, without insult on…”