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And the elective franchise shall not be denied or abridged in any State on account of race or color.
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Sumner advocates for voting rights, emphasizing that race or color should not restrict the right to vote.
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They who strive after it, Ixion-like, embrace a cloud.
The most distant are not without a present influence on our daily lives.
Far above any flickering light or battle-lantern of party is the everlasting sun of Truth, in whose beams are the duties of men.
It is a cause which, though long kept in check throughout our country, as also in Europe, now confronts the people and their rulers, demanding to be heard.
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