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Charles Sumner: “How can we expect to put down the Ku-Klux at the South, when we set in motion another proceeding kindred in constant…”

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How can we expect to put down the Ku-Klux at the South, when we set in motion another proceeding kindred in constant insubordination to Law and Constitution?
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

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Sumner questions the effectiveness of combating the Ku-Klux Klan while simultaneously undermining the law.

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