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I am in the receipt of letters almost daily, complaining of the impossibility of obtaining justice in State courts because colored fellow-citizens are excluded from juries.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “I am in the receipt of letters almost daily, complaining of the impossibility of obtaining justice in State courts…”
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Sumner shares that he frequently receives letters highlighting the difficulties faced by colored citizens in obtaining justice due to jury exclusion.
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