Charles Sumner: “There is also, antedating and interpreting the Constitution, the…”

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There is also, antedating and interpreting the Constitution, the original Common Law, which knew no distinction of color.

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Sumner highlights the original Common Law's lack of racial distinction as a foundational principle.

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