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Normal Schools, equal rights of colored fellow-citizens in, XX. 268.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner advocated for the equal rights of African Americans in education, emphasizing the importance of normal schools in achieving this goal.

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