Charles Sumner: “Here are our colored fellow-citizens, many millions strong, all of…”

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Here are our colored fellow-citizens, many millions strong, all of whom have votes, and all unite in asking it.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner highlights the significant number of colored citizens who are united in their request for the measure, emphasizing their political power.

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Charles Sumner: “Here are our colored fellow-citizens, many millions strong, all of whom have votes, and all unite in asking it.”