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For while some good can be placed to the credit of those governments nothing but bad can possibly be set down to the account of Southern lawlessness and violence.
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Archibald Henry Grimké
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gutenberg.orgArchibald Henry Grimké: “For while some good can be placed to the credit of those governments nothing but bad can possibly be set down to the…”
Editor's note · Context
Grimké contrasts the mixed legacy of carpet-bag governments with the unequivocally negative impact of Southern lawlessness.
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