Charles Sumner: “I had thought that all those inequalities were buried under the tree…”

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I had thought that all those inequalities were buried under the tree at Appomattox, but the Senator digs them up and brings them into this Chamber.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner expresses disappointment that past inequalities are being revived in legislative discussions.

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Charles Sumner: “I had thought that all those inequalities were buried under the tree at Appomattox, but the Senator digs them up and…”