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In my opinion, the writer of this letter had just as much right in that car as the Senator from Indiana, and it was as great an outrage to eject him as it would be to eject that Senator.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “In my opinion, the writer of this letter had just as much right in that car as the Senator from Indiana, and it was as…”
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Sumner argues for equality, stating that the rights of all individuals should be respected regardless of race.
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