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The word “white” cannot be found in either of these two great title-deeds of this Republic.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “The word “white” cannot be found in either of these two great title-deeds of this Republic.”
Editor's note · Context
Sumner points out the absence of racial language in the foundational documents of the Republic.
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