Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That no person, in other respects qualified to vote within the District of Columbia, shall be excluded from that right by reason of race or color.
Sumner advocates for voting rights in the District of Columbia, emphasizing racial equality.
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