Charles Sumner: “The various departments of Government have solemnly declared the black…”

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The various departments of Government have solemnly declared the black man entitled to equal rights before the law with the white man.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner asserts that the law should treat black men and white men equally, highlighting a fundamental civil rights issue.

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