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Will the Senator from Massachusetts do this, to make his words good? "Pile up the ashed, extinguish the flames, abolish the hate--such is my desire."--Sumner's letter, July 29, 1872

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Will the Senator from Massachusetts do this, to make his words good? "Pile up the ashed, extinguish the flames, abolish the hate--such is my desire."--Sumner's letter, July 29, 1872
Collection

Print Collection portrait file

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Charles Sumner

Political cartoons

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1872-09-17
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
Topics
Public figures
Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874
African Americans--Civil rights
Genres
Clippings
Portraits
Notes
Content: Published Aug. 17, 1872, cover, likely in Harper's weekly
Statement of responsibility: Th. Nast
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Other local Identifier: Portrait File
Other local Identifier: Portrait file
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4bc429d0-46d9-0130-cee9-58d385a7b928
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Will the Senator from Massachusetts do this, to make his words good? "Pile up the ashed, extinguish the flames, abolish the hate--such is my desire."--Sumner's letter, July 29, 1872" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1872-09-17. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1d675600-5102-0130-5df2-58d385a7b928

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Will the Senator from Massachusetts do this, to make his words good? "Pile up the ashed, extinguish the flames, abolish the hate--such is my desire."--Sumner's letter, July 29, 1872" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1d675600-5102-0130-5df2-58d385a7b928

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1872-09-17). Will the Senator from Massachusetts do this, to make his words good? "Pile up the ashed, extinguish the flames, abolish the hate--such is my desire."--Sumner's letter, July 29, 1872 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1d675600-5102-0130-5df2-58d385a7b928

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Will the Senator from Massachusetts do this, to make his words good? "Pile up the ashed, extinguish the flames, abolish the hate--such is my desire."--Sumner's letter, July 29, 1872