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That this procedure was contrary to House rules was of no moment to Edward McPherson . ... Why , he asked , was the Clerk leaving the Southerners off the roll when the House rule was that the Clerk must read the names of all holders of ...
That this procedure was contrary to House rules was of no moment to Edward McPherson . ... Why , he asked , was the Clerk leaving the Southerners off the roll when the House rule was that the Clerk must read the names of all holders of ...
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And since history is not so much what we remember as how we remember it , later generations would often speak of Radical Reconstruction as “ Negro rule . ” But when one considers the circumstances under which the Negroes were so ...
And since history is not so much what we remember as how we remember it , later generations would often speak of Radical Reconstruction as “ Negro rule . ” But when one considers the circumstances under which the Negroes were so ...
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... that though Congress may not rule whites against their will , whites may rule blacks against their will . . Color in Mr. Johnson's mind is evidently an essential political distinction , and not an incidental or artificial one .
... that though Congress may not rule whites against their will , whites may rule blacks against their will . . Color in Mr. Johnson's mind is evidently an essential political distinction , and not an incidental or artificial one .
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THE VICE PRESIDENT | 3 |
THE RADICALS | 35 |
OF HOPES DEFERRED | 49 |
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