I only have to remark upon this part of the Judge’s speech, that I believe the entire records of the world, from the date of the Declaration of Independence up to within three years ago, may be searched in vain for one single affirmation from one single man, that the negro was not included in the Declaration.
Sumner argues that historical records affirm the inclusion of African Americans in the Declaration of Independence.
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