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No Rebel State can enjoy representation in Congress, until it has conferred the suffrage upon all its citizens, and fixed this right in its constitution.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “No Rebel State can enjoy representation in Congress, until it has conferred the suffrage upon all its citizens, and…”
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Sumner asserts that representation in Congress should only be granted to states that ensure voting rights for all citizens.
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