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The modern Moses to his people. Charles Sumner.--"I have brought you out of the land of slavery, out of the house of bondage, through the Red Sea of war to the promised land of equal rights to all, by the aid of this good man Horace, and I now commit you to his guardianship...

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The modern Moses to his people. Charles Sumner.--"I have brought you out of the land of slavery, out of the house of bondage, through the Red Sea of war to the promised land of equal rights to all, by the aid of this good man Horace, and I now commit you to his guardianship...

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The modern Moses to his people. Charles Sumner.--"I have brought you out of the land of slavery, out of the house of bondage, through the Red Sea of war to the promised land of equal rights to all, by the aid of this good man Horace, and I now commit you to his guardianship...
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Print Collection portrait file

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Charles Sumner

Political cartoons

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1872 (Approximate)
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
Topics
Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874
African Americans--Civil rights
1870 -- 1879
Genres
Clippings
Portraits
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Matt Morgan
Content: Published in Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper
Type of Resource
Still image
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Other local Identifier: Portrait File
Other local Identifier: Portrait file
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0fb2b960-46ea-0130-072a-58d385a7b928
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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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  • 1872: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "The modern Moses to his people. Charles Sumner.--"I have brought you out of the land of slavery, out of the house of bondage, through the Red Sea of war to the promised land of equal rights to all, by the aid of this good man Horace, and I now commit you to his guardianship..." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1872. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/477276c0-5102-0130-9809-58d385a7b928

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "The modern Moses to his people. Charles Sumner.--"I have brought you out of the land of slavery, out of the house of bondage, through the Red Sea of war to the promised land of equal rights to all, by the aid of this good man Horace, and I now commit you to his guardianship..." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 30, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/477276c0-5102-0130-9809-58d385a7b928

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1872). The modern Moses to his people. Charles Sumner.--"I have brought you out of the land of slavery, out of the house of bondage, through the Red Sea of war to the promised land of equal rights to all, by the aid of this good man Horace, and I now commit you to his guardianship... Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/477276c0-5102-0130-9809-58d385a7b928

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/477276c0-5102-0130-9809-58d385a7b928 | title= (still image) The modern Moses to his people. Charles Sumner.--"I have brought you out of the land of slavery, out of the house of bondage, through the Red Sea of war to the promised land of equal rights to all, by the aid of this good man Horace, and I now commit you to his guardianship..., (1872) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=January 30, 2025 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

The modern Moses to his people. Charles Sumner.--"I have brought you out of the land of slavery, out of the house of bondage, through the Red Sea of war to the promised land of equal rights to all, by the aid of this good man Horace, and I now commit you to his guardianship...