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The Reconstruction Acts err from what they fail to do rather than from what they do.
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gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
He critiques the Reconstruction Acts for their failures to address key issues affecting freedmen.
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Nor should we be too impatient to witness the fulfilment of our aspirations.
Rather would I arouse you to renewed and incessant exertion.
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