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And this pledge was taken up and adopted by the people of the United States, when, by Constitutional Amendment, they expressly empowered Congress to maintain this freedom by appropriate legislation.
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Sumner discusses the constitutional amendment empowering Congress to legislate for the freedom of former slaves.
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