Here the caste claiming hereditary rank and privilege is white, the caste doomed to hereditary degradation and disability is black or yellow; and it is gravely asserted that this difference of color marks difference of race, which in itself justifies the discrimination.
Sumner highlights the racial discrimination in America, contrasting the privileges of white individuals with the degradation faced by black and yellow castes.
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