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The public opinion of the country unmistakably sustained this legislation--the purpose to extend protection to the freedmen being deep-set and all-pervading among the men of the North who had triumphed in the war.
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gutenberg.orgJames Blaine: “The public opinion of the country unmistakably sustained this legislation--the purpose to extend protection to the…”
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Blaine emphasizes the strong public support for legislation aimed at protecting freedmen after the Civil War.
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