Charles Sumner: “His usurpation has been overthrown, but his testimony to the power of…”

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His usurpation has been overthrown, but his testimony to the power of the Nation remains.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner asserts the enduring authority of the Nation in the context of Reconstruction, despite Andrew Johnson's failed usurpation.

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Charles Sumner: “His usurpation has been overthrown, but his testimony to the power of the Nation remains.”