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It is not a school for whites, or a school for blacks, but a school for all,--in other words, a common school.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “It is not a school for whites, or a school for blacks, but a school for all,--in other words, a common school.”
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Sumner defines the Common School as an inclusive institution for all children, regardless of race.
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