Charles Sumner: “If you would trample down the Rebellion, you must trample down…”

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If you would trample down the Rebellion, you must trample down Slavery; and, believe me, it must be completely done.

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Massachusetts

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Here, Sumner argues that defeating the rebellion requires a complete abolition of slavery.

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Charles Sumner: “If you would trample down the Rebellion, you must trample down Slavery; and, believe me, it must be completely done.”