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This will be only by the enactment of a Civil Rights Bill which shall relieve the citizen, whoever he may be, from any exclusion or discrimination on account of his color.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “This will be only by the enactment of a Civil Rights Bill which shall relieve the citizen, whoever he may be, from any…”
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Sumner advocates for a Civil Rights Bill to ensure protection against discrimination based on color.
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