Charles Sumner: “In public schools, open to all, poor and rich alike, the preëminence…”

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In public schools, open to all, poor and rich alike, the preëminence of the Free States is complete.

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Massachusetts

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This statement underscores the equality of access to education in the Free States, contrasting it with the limitations in the Slave States.

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Charles Sumner: “In public schools, open to all, poor and rich alike, the preëminence of the Free States is complete.”