Charles Sumner: “There are varieties of skull, as of color; but the question remains…”

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There are varieties of skull, as of color; but the question remains, to what extent they attest original diversity.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner acknowledges the existence of skull and color variations while questioning their implications for original human diversity.

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Charles Sumner: “There are varieties of skull, as of color; but the question remains, to what extent they attest original diversity.”