Charles Sumner: “Would you maintain him in freedom, you must begin by maintaining him…”

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Would you maintain him in freedom, you must begin by maintaining him in the equal rights of citizenship.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner states that maintaining freedom requires upholding equal rights for all citizens.

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Opening of United States courts to colored, XI. 389.

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Charles Sumner: “Would you maintain him in freedom, you must begin by maintaining him in the equal rights of citizenship.”