Charles Sumner: “I cannot doubt the power and duty of Congress and of the courts to set…”

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I cannot doubt the power and duty of Congress and of the courts to set aside every inequality founded on color.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner emphasizes the responsibility of Congress and the courts to eliminate racial inequalities.

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Charles Sumner: “I cannot doubt the power and duty of Congress and of the courts to set aside every inequality founded on color.”