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Suppose we pass this amendment and put it into the law, and the Company goes on and does exactly as it has been doing, excluding these men, what are these colored men going to do?
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Sumner raises concerns about the implications of a proposed amendment on the rights of colored men and their exclusion from opportunities.
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