Whittier, John G. (1807-1892) [Poetic tribute to Charles Sumner]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04726 Author/Creator: Whittier, John G. (1807-1892) Place Written: Amesbury, Massachusetts Type: Autograph manuscript signed Date: 31 March 1875 Pagination: 4 p. ; 24.7 x 18.2 cm. Order a Copy
Titled "Sumner." Reads, "If to the master's plea he gave The vast contempt he felt, He saw a brother in the slave, with man as equal man he dealt."
John G. Whittier was a noted Quaker poet and ardent abolitionist.
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