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When that was withdrawn the negro and carpet- bag majority was powerless as a flock of sheep before a pack of wolves to resist their brave and unscrupulous Democratic enemy, however inferior the latter in numbers.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge F. Hoar: “When that was withdrawn the negro and carpet- bag majority was powerless as a flock of sheep before a pack of wolves to…”
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Hoar illustrates the vulnerability of African Americans in the South once federal support was withdrawn.
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