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Charles Sumner: “Why will you not accord to the colored race the same amnesty you offer to former Rebels?”

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Why will you not accord to the colored race the same amnesty you offer to former Rebels?
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner advocates for equal treatment of the colored race in comparison to former rebels.

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