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The discontented and oppressed negroes, increasing in numbers and wealth, would have demanded their rights ultimately, even by the threat of force, or by the use of force they would have secured their rights.
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Boutwell reflects on the historical struggle for African American rights and the potential for conflict in achieving them.
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