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Therefore, when the Territorial Legislature added the words “citizens of the United States,” it did not alter the case by a hair’s breadth: all persons could vote, without distinction of color.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Therefore, when the Territorial Legislature added the words “citizens of the United States,” it did not alter the case…”
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Sumner argues that the addition of 'citizens of the United States' did not change the voting rights of all persons regardless of color.
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