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A homestead must be secured to every freedman, if in no other way, through the pardoning power.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “A homestead must be secured to every freedman, if in no other way, through the pardoning power.”
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Sumner advocates for securing land rights for freedmen as a crucial step towards their empowerment.
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