Whitelaw Reid: “The temper which used to display itself in lynching gentlemen whose…”

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The temper which used to display itself in lynching gentlemen whose writings were not satisfactory, now found this safer outlet.

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Reid observes the shift in Southern attitudes towards dissenting opinions in the post-war era.

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