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Charles Sumner: “Now, my dear General, that you are going to enjoy some ease and quiet, permit me to propose a plan to you, which might…”

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Now, my dear General, that you are going to enjoy some ease and quiet, permit me to propose a plan to you, which might become greatly beneficial to the black part of mankind.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner proposes a plan aimed at benefiting the black community through land ownership.

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