Charles Sumner: “For myself, I have always regarded that production as of the first…”

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For myself, I have always regarded that production as of the first importance in our recent history.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner reflects on the significance of a particular legislative act in American history.

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Charles Sumner: “For myself, I have always regarded that production as of the first importance in our recent history.”