Charles Sumner: “Let her colored citizens enjoy the full-blown rights of citizens, and…”

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Let her colored citizens enjoy the full-blown rights of citizens, and let the white Unionists there have the protection of their votes.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner insists on granting full rights to colored citizens in Kentucky, highlighting the importance of civil rights for all.

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Charles Sumner: “Let her colored citizens enjoy the full-blown rights of citizens, and let the white Unionists there have the protection…”