Charles Sumner: “It is in this spirit that I now move to require a system of free…”

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It is in this spirit that I now move to require a system of free schools, open to all without distinction of caste.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner advocates for a system of free schools accessible to all, regardless of caste.

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Charles Sumner: “It is in this spirit that I now move to require a system of free schools, open to all without distinction of caste.”