Charles Sumner: “Surely, if the Oligarchy is to live yet longer, its badges should…”

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Surely, if the Oligarchy is to live yet longer, its badges should symbolize its peculiar despotism born of Slavery.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner highlights the need for symbols that reflect the true nature of a government born from slavery.

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Charles Sumner: “Surely, if the Oligarchy is to live yet longer, its badges should symbolize its peculiar despotism born of Slavery.”