Charles Sumner: “Equality is not found in any pretended equivalent, but only in…”

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Equality is not found in any pretended equivalent, but only in equality; in other words, there must be no discrimination on account of color.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner defines equality as the absence of discrimination based on color.

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Charles Sumner: “Equality is not found in any pretended equivalent, but only in equality; in other words, there must be no discrimination…”