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In short, I would punch the word “white” out of the statute-book, wherever it appears.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “In short, I would punch the word “white” out of the statute-book, wherever it appears.”
Editor's note · Context
Sumner uses a vivid metaphor to express his desire to eliminate racial language from legal statutes.
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