Charles Sumner: “Amnesty is adopted; but where are the equal rights of the colored…”

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Amnesty is adopted; but where are the equal rights of the colored race?--still afloat between the two Houses on an imperfect bill.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner questions the absence of equal rights for the colored race despite the adoption of amnesty.

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Charles Sumner: “Amnesty is adopted; but where are the equal rights of the colored race?--still afloat between the two Houses on an…”