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More important still is the declaration in the preamble, that “no legal State governments” now exist in the enumerated Rebel States.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “More important still is the declaration in the preamble, that “no legal State governments” now exist in the enumerated…”
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Sumner highlights the significance of the declaration that no legal state governments exist in the Rebel States, marking a critical point in Reconstruction policy.
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