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It is, then, for the interest of your countrymen to prepare the way to such a revolution, by endeavoring to reconcile the restitution of the rights of the blacks with the interest of the whites.
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Sumner emphasizes the need for a societal shift to reconcile the rights of Black people with the interests of white citizens.
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