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Charles Sumner was one of the History good articles, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.

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Date	Process	Result
February 9, 2006	Good article nominee	Listed
June 2, 2009	Good article reassessment	Delisted

Current status: Delisted good article

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Historical Interpretations

Latest comment: 3 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Regarding the discussion of whether Sumner's passed law allowed or prohibited Mongolians to become naturalized, I find it hard to believe that a senator who tried repeatedly to strike the word "White" from naturalization laws would have attempted to bar anyone. Billmckern (talk) 17:55, 3 October 2022 (UTC)Reply

"White slavery in the Barbary states"

Latest comment: 2 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

He published the book with the title shown above. This is shown here White slavery in the Barbary states : a lecture before the Boston Mercantile Library Association, Feb. 17, 1847 : Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive.

I believe it should be mentioned in the article. WordsAreNotViolence (talk) 01:21, 25 August 2023 (UTC)Reply