Charles Sumner: “They ask nothing less than Universal Emancipation; and this they ask…”

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They ask nothing less than Universal Emancipation; and this they ask directly at the hands of Congress.

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Massachusetts

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This statement reflects Sumner's strong advocacy for the immediate abolition of slavery through Congressional action.

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Charles Sumner: “They ask nothing less than Universal Emancipation; and this they ask directly at the hands of Congress.”