Charles Sumner: “Their ballots will be needed in time to come much more than their…”

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Their ballots will be needed in time to come much more than their muskets were needed in time past.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner compares the future importance of colored citizens' votes to their past contributions with muskets.

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Charles Sumner: “Their ballots will be needed in time to come much more than their muskets were needed in time past.”