Charles Sumner: “In their name was the Rebellion begun, and now in their name is every…”

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In their name was the Rebellion begun, and now in their name is every measure of Reconstruction opposed.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner connects the origins of the Rebellion to the ongoing opposition to Reconstruction.

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Charles Sumner: “In their name was the Rebellion begun, and now in their name is every measure of Reconstruction opposed.”