Sumner, Charles (1811-1874) to unknown
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04324 Author/Creator: Sumner, Charles (1811-1874) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 16 April 1872 Pagination: 3 p. ; 20.2 x 12.7 cm. Order a Copy
He is against the renomination of Grant, "believing him entirely unworthy." He also writes that Grant has "little thought for the colored race" and freedmen. re: attacking Grant's nomination
A congressman representing Massachusetts, Sumner had vocalized his feelings about reconstruction even before the end of the war. Throughout the war he constituted himself as the special champion of the black man, encouraging emancipation, enlistment in the Union army, and establishing the Freedmen's Bureau. Sumner strongly opposed Andrew Johnson and participated in his impeachment trial. He also opposed Grant, particularly Grant's scheme to annex San Domingo.
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