Charles Sumner: “The Congress of the United States will have forevermore the power to…”

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The Congress of the United States will have forevermore the power to protect Reconstruction.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner asserts that Congress has the enduring authority to oversee Reconstruction efforts in the United States.

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Charles Sumner: “The Congress of the United States will have forevermore the power to protect Reconstruction.”