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That is contrary to the spirit of our institutions, to the promises of the Declaration of Independence, and to all that is secured in the recent Constitutional Amendments.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

He argues that the existence of separate schools contradicts the foundational principles of American democracy and the Constitution.

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