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Two questions are presented by the enemies of these Acts: first, on the Power of Congress; and, secondly, on the Equal Rights of the Freedman.
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Sumner identifies two critical questions raised by opponents of the Reconstruction Acts regarding Congress's power and the rights of freedmen.
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