Charles Sumner: “For myself, I know nothing more touching than the story of Unionists…”

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For myself, I know nothing more touching than the story of Unionists, loving their country and loving freedom, tyrannized by returning Rebels.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner finds the plight of Unionists, who are oppressed by former Confederates, particularly moving.

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Charles Sumner: “For myself, I know nothing more touching than the story of Unionists, loving their country and loving freedom…”