Charles Sumner: “It is difficult to measure the mischief already accumulating from the…”

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It is difficult to measure the mischief already accumulating from the policy that has been pursued.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner reflects on the negative consequences of the policies implemented during the Reconstruction era.

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Charles Sumner: “It is difficult to measure the mischief already accumulating from the policy that has been pursued.”