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Charles Sumner: “Therefore must he reject all surrender inconsistent with this Act of Emancipation.”

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Therefore must he reject all surrender inconsistent with this Act of Emancipation.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner insists that any surrender inconsistent with the Emancipation Act must be rejected.

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