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In North Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama, unpardoned Rebels are running for Congress, boasting that they are still unpardoned and do not intend to change.
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Whitelaw Reid
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Editor's note · Context
Reid notes the audacity of unpardoned Rebels seeking political office in the South.
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