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This threat was so serious and so lawless that it should have received more attention than was bestowed upon it when first put forth.
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gutenberg.orgJames Blaine: “This threat was so serious and so lawless that it should have received more attention than was bestowed upon it when…”
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Blaine emphasizes the seriousness of a threat to override constitutional protections for African Americans.
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