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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02095.26 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1858 |
| Title | Quotation of Charles Sumner on the struggle to end slavery |
| Date | 18 May 1858 |
| Author | Sumner, Charles (1811-1874) |
| Document Type | Miscellany |
| Content Description | Complete quotation reads: "Our cause is nobler even than that of our Fathers, in as much as it is more exalted to struggle for the Freedom of others than for our own." |
| Subjects | Freedom and Independence Abolition Slavery Reform Movement African American History Civil Rights Reform Movement |
| People | Sumner, Charles (1811-1874) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |