Charles Sumner: “The first struggle occurred on the Right of Petition, which…”

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The first struggle occurred on the Right of Petition, which Slave-Masters, with characteristic tyranny, sought to suppress.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner highlights the struggle for the Right of Petition against the oppressive actions of slaveholders.

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Charles Sumner: “The first struggle occurred on the Right of Petition, which Slave-Masters, with characteristic tyranny, sought to…”