Charles Sumner: “Fifthly, There shall be no distinction among the inhabitants of this…”

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Fifthly, There shall be no distinction among the inhabitants of this State founded on race, former condition, or color.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner asserts that there should be no racial distinctions among the inhabitants of the state.

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Charles Sumner: “Fifthly, There shall be no distinction among the inhabitants of this State founded on race, former condition, or color.”