On the record
On the contrary non-interference is the ominous word which now gags the Northern people and press, its pulpit and platform and hobbles the action of the general government.
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Archibald Henry Grimké
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Grimké criticizes the prevailing attitude of non-interference from the North regarding Southern racial issues.
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