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This much however ought to be said in justice to the carpet-bag governments, namely, that bad as they were the lawlessness and violence of the Southern whites were a great deal worse.
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Archibald Henry Grimké
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Grimké defends carpet-bag governments by stating that their lawlessness was less severe than that of Southern whites.
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