Political Quotes

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Looking beyond the facts of this case, it is apparent that the inconvenience from the exclusion of colored children is such as to affect seriously the comfort and condition of the African race in Boston.
Said by
Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner highlights the broader impact of educational exclusion on the African American community in Boston.

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