Charles Sumner: “He has equality only when he comes into your common-school and finds…”

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He has equality only when he comes into your common-school and finds no exclusion there on account of his skin.

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Massachusetts

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This statement underscores Sumner's belief that equality in education is only achieved through integration without racial exclusion.

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Charles Sumner: “He has equality only when he comes into your common-school and finds no exclusion there on account of his skin.”