Charles Sumner: “It is impartial suffrage that I claim, without distinction of color…”

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It is impartial suffrage that I claim, without distinction of color, so that there shall be one equal rule for all men.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner advocates for equal voting rights regardless of race, emphasizing the importance of impartial suffrage.

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Charles Sumner: “It is impartial suffrage that I claim, without distinction of color, so that there shall be one equal rule for all men.”