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There followed prompt repeal of the reactionary legislation hostile to the Negro, which had signalized the rise to power of the solid South and its one-party governments.
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Archibald Henry Grimké
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gutenberg.orgArchibald Henry Grimké: “There followed prompt repeal of the reactionary legislation hostile to the Negro, which had signalized the rise to power…”
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He points out the repeal of discriminatory laws following the political changes in the South.
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