As one who for years has stood by the side of this much-oppressed people, sympathizing always in their woes and struggling for them, I felt the blow which the President dealt, and it became the more intolerable from the heartless attempts to defend it.
Sumner reflects on his long-standing support for the oppressed African American community and his pain over the President's actions.
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