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Unfortunately the colored citizens of the South have nothing to thank the Senator from Massachusetts for, in having the right of suffrage conferred upon them.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Unfortunately the colored citizens of the South have nothing to thank the Senator from Massachusetts for, in having the…”
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Sumner criticizes a senator for failing to support the voting rights of colored citizens in the South.
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