Charles Sumner: “But every freeman, no matter what his color, was recognized as…”

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But every freeman, no matter what his color, was recognized as entitled to all the privileges of citizenship; he was one of the sovereigns.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner asserts that all free men, regardless of race, should have the rights of citizenship.

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Charles Sumner: “But every freeman, no matter what his color, was recognized as entitled to all the privileges of citizenship; he was one…”