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Charles Sumner Is the Heroic Yankee Senator Who Deserves a Statue
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Of course we look to Lincoln. But to pursue a deeper racial equality, we must turn also to the courageous senator from Massachusetts.
Alexander Heffner
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Jul. 5 2020
5:20AM EDT
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