Charles Sumner: “It proposes nothing less than to establish Equality before the Law, at…”

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It proposes nothing less than to establish Equality before the Law, at least so far as civil rights are concerned, in the Rebel States.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner advocates for civil rights and equality before the law in the Rebel States, emphasizing the importance of legal protections.

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