On the record
On the contrary non-interference is the ominous word which now gags the Northern people and press, its pulpit and platform and hobbles the action of the general government.
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Archibald Henry Grimké
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gutenberg.orgOn the contrary non-interference is the ominous word which now gags the Northern people and press, its pulpit and platform and hobbles the action of the general government.
Grimké criticizes the prevailing attitude of non-interference from the North regarding Southern racial issues.
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