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We are of opinion that it will only be done by a colored mayor with colored members of the city council.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “We are of opinion that it will only be done by a colored mayor with colored members of the city council.”
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Sumner believes that only a colored mayor and council can ensure public schools for all children.
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