Charles Sumner: “The word king nowhere occurs in the Constitution, nor does the word…”

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The word king nowhere occurs in the Constitution, nor does the word slave.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner notes that the terms 'king' and 'slave' are absent from the Constitution, highlighting its lack of support for slavery.

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Charles Sumner: “The word king nowhere occurs in the Constitution, nor does the word slave.”