Charles Sumner: “If there be a “war of races,” as is the apologetic defence of the…”

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If there be a “war of races,” as is the apologetic defence of the murderers, then it is war declared and carried on by whites.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner argues that if there is a racial conflict, it is instigated by white individuals.

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Charles Sumner: “If there be a “war of races,” as is the apologetic defence of the murderers, then it is war declared and carried on by…”