Charles Sumner: “Will any Rebel State be such until it has secured in its constitution…”

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Will any Rebel State be such until it has secured in its constitution the elective franchise to all, and until it has opened free schools to all?

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Massachusetts

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Sumner questioned the loyalty of rebel states that do not guarantee voting rights and education for all citizens.

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Charles Sumner: “Will any Rebel State be such until it has secured in its constitution the elective franchise to all, and until it has…”