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If a white person were ejected from the cars on account of his skin, we should all feel that it was an outrage.
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gutenberg.orgIf a white person were ejected from the cars on account of his skin, we should all feel that it was an outrage.
Sumner argues that ejection based on skin color is universally recognized as an outrage.
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