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The imperative question thenceforward was whether the loyal or the disloyal--the victorious Union or the defeated Confederacy --should prescribe the terms of Reconstruction.
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Blaine emphasizes the critical decision-making power between loyal and disloyal factions during the Reconstruction era.
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