Charles Sumner: “In the face of this unanswerable evidence, who will say that it was…”

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In the face of this unanswerable evidence, who will say that it was not proposed to revive Slavery?

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Massachusetts

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Sumner challenges anyone to deny the intentions behind proposals to revive slavery after the Civil War.

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Charles Sumner: “In the face of this unanswerable evidence, who will say that it was not proposed to revive Slavery?”