Charles Sumner: “One thing I know: if it has the power to amnesty Rebels, it has the…”

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One thing I know: if it has the power to amnesty Rebels, it has the power to enfranchise colored fellow-citizens.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner emphasizes the importance of granting rights to formerly enslaved individuals by comparing it to the power of amnesty for rebels.

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Charles Sumner: “One thing I know: if it has the power to amnesty Rebels, it has the power to enfranchise colored fellow-citizens.”