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This restriction upon the negro was far more severe than that imposed in the days of slavery, when, in many of the Southern States, the gallery of the church was permitted to be freely occupied by them.
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Blaine argues that restrictions placed on African Americans were harsher than those during slavery, highlighting ongoing oppression.
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Observing men in the loyal States regarded such a policy not only as weak and maudlin, but as utterly insufficient and assuredly dangerous to the future safety of the Government.
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That is his work and it cannot properly be taken out of his hands.
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